Where does “eläinsatu” come from?

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

eläinsatu (Finnish): fable

Definitions

  1. fable

Ancestry of “eläinsatu”, step by step

eläinsatu 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 Satu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSatufairy tale
2Finnishsatufairy tale; fable; tale
3Finnishsattuato hurt, be sore physically or mentally
4Proto-Finnicsattudakto happen by chance
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →