Where does “saimaanhylje” come from?

saimaanhylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish hylje, from Proto-Finnic hülgeh, from Proto-Finnic šülkeš.

saimaanhylje (Finnish): Saimaa ringed seal, Phoca hispida saimensis

Definitions

  1. Saimaa ringed seal, Phoca hispida saimensis

Ancestry of “saimaanhylje”, step by step

saimaanhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—

via Finnish Saimaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSaimaaThe largest lake of Finland, and fourth in Europe
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Finnish hylje →