Where does “elämänvaihe” come from?

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

elämänvaihe (Finnish): stage of life

Definitions

  1. stage of life

Ancestry of “elämänvaihe”, step by step

elämänvaihe 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 vaihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihephase, stage, point, period; phase; stage of a...
2Proto-Finnicvajehgap
3Proto-Uralicwaješe-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →