Where does “eläintulokas” come from?

eläintulokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulokas, from Finnish tulo, from Finnish tulla, from Proto-Finnic tuldak, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

eläintulokas (Finnish): a new arrival that is an animal, such as a new pet

Definitions

  1. a new arrival that is an animal, such as a new pet

Ancestry of “eläintulokas”, step by step

eläintulokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulokas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulokasnewcomer
2Finnishtulocoming, arrival; product; income
3Finnishtullato come; to become, get, go, turn; to have to do,...
4Proto-Finnictuldakto come
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-
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