Where does “abielumees” come from?

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

abielumees (Estonian): married man

Definitions

  1. married man

Ancestry of “abielumees”, step by step

abielumees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian abielu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianabielumarriage
2Estonianelulife
3Estonianelamato live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Estonian mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmeesman; husband; inessive singular of mesi
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →
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