Where does “elinkustannukset” come from?

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

elinkustannukset (Finnish): cost of living

Definitions

  1. cost of living

Ancestry of “elinkustannukset”, step by step

elinkustannukset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elää

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

via Finnish kustannukset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkustannuksetNominative plural form of kustannus
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →