Where does “eläinrutto” come from?

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

eläinrutto (Finnish): epizooty, animal plague

Definitions

  1. epizooty, animal plague

Ancestry of “eläinrutto”, step by step

eläinrutto 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 rutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruttoplague
2Proto-Finnicruttofast, quick, rapid
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →
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