Where does “бамлы” come from?

бамлы (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt лы, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

бамлы (Udmurt): cheekbone

Definitions

  1. cheekbone

Ancestry of “бамлы”, step by step

бамлы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt лы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtлыbone
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Udmurt бам

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtбамcheek, face
2Proto-Vieticbaŋflat; even
3Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
4Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →