Where does “elintarvikepula” come from?
elintarvikepula (Finnish) comes from Finnish elintarvike, from Finnish elin-, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
elintarvikepula (Finnish): food shortage
Definitions
- food shortage
Ancestry of “elintarvikepula”, step by step
elintarvikepula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elintarvike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elintarvike | groceries; foodstuff |
| 2 | Finnish | elin- | living, life |
| 3 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish pula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pula | shortage; an economic crisis characterized by... |