Where does “houkutuseläin” come from?

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

houkutuseläin (Finnish): a decoy animal used as a lure

Definitions

  1. a decoy animal used as a lure

Ancestry of “houkutuseläin”, step by step

houkutuseläin 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 houkutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoukutustemptation
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →