Where does “eläinrakas” come from?

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

eläinrakas (Finnish): animal-loving, that has an affinity for animals

Definitions

  1. animal-loving, that has an affinity for animals

Ancestry of “eläinrakas”, step by step

eläinrakas 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 rakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
2Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →