Where does “elanik” come from?

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

elanik (Estonian): resident, inhabitant, dweller

Definitions

  1. resident, inhabitant, dweller

Ancestry of “elanik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elanik”

Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →