Where does “elvytys” come from?
elvytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish elvyttää, from Finnish elpyä, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
elvytys (Finnish): resuscitation; easing
Definitions
- resuscitation; easing
Ancestry of “elvytys”, step by step
elvytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elvyttää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |