Where does “нюлэсмурт” come from?

нюлэсмурт (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt нюлэс, from Udmurt ньылпу — Siberian fir (Abies sibirica).

нюлэсмурт (Udmurt): wood spirit, forest spirit, leshy

Definitions

  1. wood spirit, forest spirit, leshy

Ancestry of “нюлэсмурт”, step by step

нюлэсмурт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt нюлэс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtнюлэсforest, woods
2UdmurtньылпуSiberian fir (Abies sibirica)

via Udmurt мурт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtмуртman, human being
Every word from Udmurt ньылпу →Every word from Udmurt нюлэс →