Permiak

noun

Per·​miak

variants or Permyak

ˈpərmēˌak,

ˈper-,

-mˌyak

plural -s

: a member of a Russian-Finnish people northeast of Perm in the U.S.S.R. that are part of the Komi or Zyrians

called also Permian

Word History

Etymology

Russian Permyak, from Perm' (Perm), region in eastern Russia

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