Where does “haaskaeläin” come from?

haaskaeläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläin, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

haaskaeläin (Finnish): scavenger

Definitions

  1. scavenger

Ancestry of “haaskaeläin”, step by step

haaskaeläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish haaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaaskathe carcass of an animal; carcass used as bait...
2Finnishhaja-scattered, dispersed
3Proto-Germanicsājan-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →