Where does “elämätön” come from?

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

elämätön (Finnish): unlived

Definitions

  1. unlived

Ancestry of “elämätön”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä-Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäkEvery word from Estonian elama
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