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Where does “partahylje” come from?

partahylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish parta, from Proto-Finnic parta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

partahylje (Finnish): bearded seal, "Erignathus barbatus"

Definitions

  1. bearded seal, "Erignathus barbatus"

Ancestry of “partahylje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpartabeard
2Proto-Finnicpartabeard
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →