Where does “juhtaeläin” come from?

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

juhtaeläin (Finnish): beast of burden

Definitions

  1. beast of burden

Ancestry of “juhtaeläin”, step by step

juhtaeläin 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 juhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhtabeast of burden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →