Where does “eläinoikeus” come from?

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

eläinoikeus (Finnish): animal law; the law of legislation dealing with animals and their treatment

Definitions

  1. animal law; the law of legislation dealing with animals and their treatment

Ancestry of “eläinoikeus”, step by step

eläinoikeus 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 oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—

Words derived from “eläinoikeus”

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