Where does “ööelu” come from?

ööelu (Estonian) comes from Estonian elu, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

ööelu (Estonian): nightlife

Definitions

  1. nightlife

Ancestry of “ööelu”, step by step

ööelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian elu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianelulife
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Estonian öö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianöönight; The name of the Latin-script letter Ö
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →