Where does “ilvessusi” come from?

ilvessusi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ilves, from Proto-Finnic ilbes — lynx.

Ancestry of “ilvessusi”, step by step

ilvessusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ilves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianilveslynx
2Proto-Finnicilbeslynx

via Ingrian susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansusiwolf
Every word from Proto-Finnic ilbesEvery word from Ingrian ilves