Where does “kavioeläin” come from?

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

kavioeläin (Finnish): ungulate; odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl

Definitions

  1. ungulate; odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl

Ancestry of “kavioeläin”, step by step

kavioeläin 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 kavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaviohoof; The hoof of an odd-toed ungulate
2Proto-Finnickapjahoof
3Proto-Germanickāpa-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →