Where does “кӱвуй” come from?

кӱвуй (Western Mari) comes from Western Mari вуй, from Polish wuj, from Proto-Uralic ojwa — head.

кӱвуй (Western Mari): European bullhead (Cottus gobio)

Definitions

  1. European bullhead (Cottus gobio)

Ancestry of “кӱвуй”, step by step

кӱвуй traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Western Mari вуй

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Mariвуйhead
2Polishwujmaternal uncle, vernacularly uncle
3Proto-Uralicojwahead

via Western Mari кӱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Mariкӱstone, rock
Every word from Proto-Uralic ojwa →Every word from Polish wuj →Every word from Western Mari вуй →