Where does “elimen” come from?

elimen (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

elimen (Finnish): Genitive singular form of elin

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of elin

Ancestry of “elimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinorgan of an organism; governmental body; member
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish elin →