Where does “валбыж” come from?

валбыж (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt вал, from Proto-Permic *vɔ̇l — horse.

валбыж (Udmurt): Rumex confertus (Rumex confertus)

Definitions

  1. Rumex confertus (Rumex confertus)

Ancestry of “валбыж”, step by step

валбыж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt вал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtвалhorse
2Proto-Permic*vɔ̇lhorse

via Udmurt быж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtбыжtail
Every word from Proto-Permic *vɔ̇lEvery word from Udmurt вал