эриэн үөн
Yakut
Etymology
There are various mottled snakes in Siberia that could have triggered this association. For a similar semantic development (of reusing animal names to refer to very different animals) see also the various English animals prefixed with sea (sea horse, sea cow, etc.).
Noun
эриэн үөн • (erien üön)
- snake
Synonyms
- моҕой (moğoy, “snake”)