Where does “баляпи” come from?

баляпи (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Komi-Zyrian пи, from Proto-Permic *pi, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

баляпи (Komi-Zyrian): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “баляпи”, step by step

баляпи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian пи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianпиson
2Proto-Permic*pison
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Komi-Zyrian баля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianбаляlamb
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Permic *pi →Every word from Komi-Zyrian пи →