Where does “eliökunta” come from?

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

eliökunta (Finnish): Life as the whole of all organisms

Definitions

  1. Life as the whole of all organisms

Ancestry of “eliökunta”, step by step

eliökunta 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 kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →
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