Where does “elämä” come from?
elämä (Finnish) comes from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
elämä (Finnish): life; Agent participle of elää
Definitions
- life; Agent participle of elää
Ancestry of “elämä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | elama | to live |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
Words derived from “elämä”