Where does “eläinhahmo” come from?

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

eläinhahmo (Finnish): animal character, animal figure

Definitions

  1. animal character, animal figure

Ancestry of “eläinhahmo”, step by step

eläinhahmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläin

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

via Finnish hahmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhahmoshape; figure; character
2Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
3Proto-Finnichaama—
4Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →