Where does “elämäntaival” come from?
elämäntaival (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
elämäntaival (Finnish): journey of life
Definitions
- journey of life
Ancestry of “elämäntaival”, step by step
elämäntaival 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 taival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taival | passage; the path between two adjacent bases,... |