Where does “гондырпи” come from?

гондырпи (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt пи, from Proto-Permic *pi, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

гондырпи (Udmurt): bear cub

Definitions

  1. bear cub

Ancestry of “гондырпи”, step by step

гондырпи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt пи

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

via Udmurt гондыр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtгондырbear, brown bear (Ursus)
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Permic *pi →Every word from Udmurt пи →