Where does “ым” come from?

ым (Udmurt) comes from Proto-Permic *ȯm, from Proto-Uralic aŋe — opening.

ым (Udmurt): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “ым”, step by step

ым traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Permic *ȯm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Permic*ȯmmouth
2Proto-Uralicaŋeopening

via Proto-Turkic *ïm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*ïmsign

Words derived from “ым

Every word from Proto-Uralic aŋeEvery word from Proto-Permic *ȯm