Where does “elämäkertaromaani” come from?
elämäkertaromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämäkerta, from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
elämäkertaromaani (Finnish): biographical novel
Definitions
- biographical novel
Ancestry of “elämäkertaromaani”, step by step
elämäkertaromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elämäkerta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämäkerta | biography |
| 2 | Finnish | elämä | life; Agent participle of elää |
| 3 | Estonian | elama | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |