Where does “eläin” come from?

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

eläin (Finnish): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “eläin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eläin”

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