Where does “elämäntuska” come from?

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

elämäntuska (Finnish): angst

Definitions

  1. angst

Ancestry of “elämäntuska”, step by step

elämäntuska 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 tuska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuskapain, distress, agony, suffering
2Old East Slavicтъска—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →
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