Where does “pohjanisohylje” come from?

pohjanisohylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish isohylje, from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

pohjanisohylje (Finnish): northern elephant seal

Definitions

  1. northern elephant seal

Ancestry of “pohjanisohylje”, step by step

pohjanisohylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isohylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisohyljeelephant seal large seal of the genus
2Finnishisobig; large; great
3Finnishisäfather; Father
4Proto-Finnicicäfather
5Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →