Where does “elämäntaiteilija” come from?

elämäntaiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilija, from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

elämäntaiteilija (Finnish): person who lives a fulfilling or full life

Definitions

  1. person who lives a fulfilling or full life

Ancestry of “elämäntaiteilija”, step by step

elämäntaiteilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taiteilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaiteilijaartist
2FinnishtaiteillaTo do something that demonstrates high skill,...
3Finnishtaideart
4Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
5Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
6Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →
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