Where does “elollisuus” come from?

elollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish elollinen, from Finnish Elo, from Proto-Samic ealō — reindeer herd.

elollisuus (Finnish): animacy

Definitions

  1. animacy

Ancestry of “elollisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelollinenorganic; living; animate
2FinnishElolife, living
3Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
Every word from Proto-Samic ealōEvery word from Finnish EloEvery word from Finnish elollinen
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