Where does “левпи” come from?

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

левпи (Udmurt): lion cub

Definitions

  1. lion cub

Ancestry of “левпи”, step by step

левпи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt пи

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

via Udmurt лев

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtлев
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka