Where does “elämänkumppani” come from?

elämänkumppani (Finnish) comes from Finnish kumppani, from Old Swedish kumpan, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

elämänkumppani (Finnish): partner, companion, soulmate, chiefly of animals mate

Definitions

  1. partner, companion, soulmate, chiefly of animals mate

Ancestry of “elämänkumppani”, step by step

elämänkumppani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kumppani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkumppanicompanion; partner, spouse; partner, associate
2Old Swedishkumpan
3Latincompāniōcomrade
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-