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

Definitions

  1. myokymia, tic

Ancestry of “elohiiri”, step by step

elohiiri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianelolife
2Proto-Finnicelolife
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic elo →