Where does “elu” come from?

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

elu (Estonian): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “elu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elu”

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