Etymology

Ural

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Today it means: Relating to the Ural Mountains. Full definition →

Russian Ура́л ← Bashkir үр
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  1. Bashkir · derived fromүр“elevation; upland”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromУра́л
  3. English todayUral

From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ör, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.