Where does “йӧлвыл” come from?

йӧлвыл (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt выл, from Proto-Uralic wülä — a place above.

йӧлвыл (Udmurt): cream, smetana, sour cream

Definitions

  1. cream, smetana, sour cream

Ancestry of “йӧлвыл”, step by step

йӧлвыл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt выл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtвылa place above
2Proto-Uralicwüläa place above

via Udmurt йӧл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtйӧлmilk
Every word from Proto-Uralic wüläEvery word from Udmurt выл