Where does “hallihyle” come from?

hallihyle (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian hyle, from Proto-Finnic hülgeh, from Proto-Finnic šülkeš.

hallihyle (Ingrian): grey seal

Definitions

  1. grey seal

Ancestry of “hallihyle”, step by step

hallihyle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian hyle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhyleseal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—

via Ingrian halli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhalligrey-haired
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Ingrian hyle →