Where does “вукомак” come from?

вукомак (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt ву, from Proto-Permic vad, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

вукомак (Udmurt): muskrat

Definitions

  1. muskrat

Ancestry of “вукомак”, step by step

вукомак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt ву

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtвуwater
2Proto-Permicvad—
3Proto-Uralicwetewater

via Udmurt комак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtкомакrat, black rat (Rattus rattus)
2Russianхомя́кhamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
Every word from Proto-Uralic wete →Every word from Proto-Permic vad →Every word from Udmurt ву →