Where does “eläinplankton” come from?
eläinplankton (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläin, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
eläinplankton (Finnish): zooplankton
Ancestry of “eläinplankton”, step by step
eläinplankton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eläin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläin | animal |
| 2 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
via Finnish plankton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | plankton | plankton |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλαγκτός | wandering, roaming; wandering in mind, erring,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάζω | to turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to... |