Where does “мувырчайы” come from?

мувырчайы (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt мувыр, from Udmurt му, from Proto-Permic *mu, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мувырчайы (Udmurt): polecat, European polecat (Mustela putorius)

Definitions

  1. polecat, European polecat (Mustela putorius)

Ancestry of “мувырчайы”, step by step

мувырчайы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt мувыр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtмувырland
2Udmurtмуearth; honey
3Proto-Permic*muearth, land
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Udmurt чайы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtчайыmink, European mink (Mustela lutreola)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Permic *mu →