Where does “-eleisyys” come from?

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

-eleisyys (Finnish): the state of involving... gestures

Definitions

  1. the state of involving... gestures

Ancestry of “-eleisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-eleinengesturing or behaving in a certain manner, no...
2Finnishelegesture, sign
3FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →