Where does “hylje-eläin” come from?

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

hylje-eläin (Finnish): pinniped

Definitions

  1. pinniped

Ancestry of “hylje-eläin”, step by step

hylje-eläin 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 hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →