Where does “elämänlaatu” come from?

elämänlaatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

elämänlaatu (Finnish): quality of life

Definitions

  1. quality of life

Ancestry of “elämänlaatu”, step by step

elämänlaatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →