Where does “мадькыл” come from?

мадькыл (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt кыл, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

мадькыл (Udmurt): riddle, conundrum, puzzle

Definitions

  1. riddle, conundrum, puzzle

Ancestry of “мадькыл”, step by step

мадькыл traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt кыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtкылtongue; language
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Udmurt мадь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtмадьspeech, word
Every word from Proto-Uralic käleEvery word from Udmurt кыл
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