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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →