Where does “eliökehä” come from?

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

eliökehä (Finnish): biosphere

Definitions

  1. biosphere

Ancestry of “eliökehä”, step by step

eliökehä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheliöorganism
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish kehä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä—
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →