Where does “eleettömyys” come from?

eleettömyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish eleetön, from Finnish ele, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

eleettömyys (Finnish): restraint, unassumingness, unostentatiousness

Definitions

  1. restraint, unassumingness, unostentatiousness

Ancestry of “eleettömyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheleetönexpressionless, vacant
2Finnishelegesture, sign
3FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →