Where does “elämäneliksiiri” come from?

elämäneliksiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish eliksiiri, from Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic إكسير, from Classical Syriac ܟܣܝܪܝܢ, from Ancient Greek ξηρίον, from Ancient Greek ξηρός, from Proto-Indo-European kseros.

elämäneliksiiri (Finnish): elixir of life

Definitions

  1. elixir of life

Ancestry of “elämäneliksiiri”, step by step

elämäneliksiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eliksiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheliksiirielixir
2Medieval Latinelixir
3Arabicإكسيرelixir
4Classical Syriacܟܣܝܪܝܢ
5Ancient Greekξηρίονa desiccative powder for wounds
6Ancient Greekξηρόςdry; The effects of being without water: parched,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankseros

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kserosEvery word from Ancient Greek ξηρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ξηρίον
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