Where does “eläintenpito” come from?

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

eläintenpito (Finnish): animal rearing, animal husbandry

Definitions

  1. animal rearing, animal husbandry

Ancestry of “eläintenpito”, step by step

eläintenpito 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 pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

Words derived from “eläintenpito

Every word from Proto-Uralic elä-Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäkEvery word from Finnish elää