Where does “kulkurielämä” come from?

kulkurielämä (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

kulkurielämä (Finnish): vagrancy, life as a vagrant or nomad

Definitions

  1. vagrancy, life as a vagrant or nomad

Ancestry of “kulkurielämä”, step by step

kulkurielämä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish kulkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkuritramp, vagabond
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →