Where does “elohiiri” come from?
elohiiri (Finnish) comes from Ingrian elo, from Proto-Finnic elo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
elohiiri (Finnish): myokymia, tic
Ancestry of “elohiiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | elo | life |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | elo | life |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |