Where does “korruselamu” come from?

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

korruselamu (Estonian): apartment building, block, block of flats, tower block

Definitions

  1. apartment building, block, block of flats, tower block

Ancestry of “korruselamu”, step by step

korruselamu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian elamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianelamuhouse, place to live in
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Estonian korrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankorrusstorey, floor
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →