Where does “eläintyyppi” come from?

eläintyyppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyppi, from Swedish typ, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

eläintyyppi (Finnish): type of animal

Definitions

  1. type of animal

Ancestry of “eläintyyppi”, step by step

eläintyyppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyyppitype, kind; dude, guy, person; Short for...
2Swedishtyptype; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:...
3Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω