Where does “-eleinen” come from?

-eleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ele, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

-eleinen (Finnish): gesturing or behaving in a certain manner, no...

Definitions

  1. gesturing or behaving in a certain manner, no...

Ancestry of “-eleinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelegesture, sign
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

Words derived from “-eleinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →