Where does “ihme-elävä” come from?
ihme-elävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihme, from Proto-Finnic imeh — wonder, miracle.
ihme-elävä (Finnish): strange creature animal or sometimes human the looks or behaviour of which are considered strange
Definitions
- strange creature animal or sometimes human the looks or behaviour of which are considered strange
Ancestry of “ihme-elävä”, step by step
ihme-elävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ihme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ihme | miracle, wonder; strange, weird |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | imeh | wonder, miracle |
via Finnish elävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elävä | Having life; being alive, live, living; Animated,... |