Where does “elontaival” come from?

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

elontaival (Finnish): journey of life

Definitions

  1. journey of life

Ancestry of “elontaival”, step by step

elontaival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd

via Finnish taival

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivalpassage; the path between two adjacent bases,...
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