Where does “elämänhalu” come from?
elämänhalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
elämänhalu (Finnish): will to live, joie de vivre
Definitions
- will to live, joie de vivre
Ancestry of “elämänhalu”, step by step
elämänhalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elämä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämä | life; Agent participle of elää |
| 2 | Estonian | elama | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
via Finnish halu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 2 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “elämänhalu”