Where does “elämänasenne” come from?

elämänasenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish asenne, from Finnish asentaa, from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

elämänasenne (Finnish): outlook on life

Definitions

  1. outlook on life

Ancestry of “elämänasenne”, step by step

elämänasenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasenneattitude
2Finnishasentaato install; to set up; Third-person singular...
3Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
4Proto-Finnicasekweapon
5Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
6Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic asek