Where does “elvyttäjä” come from?
elvyttäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish elvyttää, from Finnish elpyä, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
elvyttäjä (Finnish): resuscitator, reviver
Ancestry of “elvyttäjä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | elvyttää | to resuscitate, revive, bring back to life,... |
| 2 | Finnish | elpyä | To recover, revive, recuperate, return to... |
| 3 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |