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

  1. journey of life

Ancestry of “elämäntaival”, step by step

elämäntaival 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 taival

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivalpassage; the path between two adjacent bases,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä-Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäkEvery word from Estonian elama
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