Where does “eli” come from?

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

eli (Finnish): so; a.k.a., or; i.e., that is, in other words

Definitions

  1. so; a.k.a., or; i.e., that is, in other words

Ancestry of “eli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
2Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
3Proto-Uralicelä-to live

Words derived from “eli”

Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →