Where does “eläinmuseo” come from?

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

eläinmuseo (Finnish): zoological museum

Definitions

  1. zoological museum

Ancestry of “eläinmuseo”, step by step

eläinmuseo 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 museo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuseomuseum
2Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →