Where does “ньиэрпэ” come from?

ньиэрпэ (Northern Yukaghir) comes from Russian нерпа, from Finnish norppa — ringed seal.

ньиэрпэ (Northern Yukaghir): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “ньиэрпэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнерпаseal of the genus Pusa
2Finnishnorpparinged seal
Every word from Finnish norppa →Every word from Russian нерпа →