Where does “itiöeläin” come from?

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

itiöeläin (Finnish): An organism belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa

Definitions

  1. An organism belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa

Ancestry of “itiöeläin”, step by step

itiöeläin 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 itiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitiöspore
2Finnishitääto germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take...
3Proto-Finnicitädäkto germinate, to sprout
4Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →