Where does “koiraseläin” come from?

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

koiraseläin (Finnish): male animal

Definitions

  1. male animal

Ancestry of “koiraseläin”, step by step

koiraseläin 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 koiras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoirasmale male animal
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →