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Where does “elottomuus” come from?

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

elottomuus (Finnish): lifelessness

Definitions

  1. lifelessness

Ancestry of “elottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishelotonInanimate, lifeless; Lifeless, dull; inanimate
2FinnishElo—
3Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
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