Where does “elovirna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “elovirna”, step by step

elovirna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd

via Finnish virna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirnavetch, tare
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