Where does “eleetön” come from?
eleetön (Finnish) comes from Finnish ele, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
eleetön (Finnish): expressionless, vacant
Ancestry of “eleetön”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ele | gesture, sign |
| 2 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |