Where does “löytöeläinkoti” come from?
löytöeläinkoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish löytöeläin, from Finnish löytö, from Finnish löytää, from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.
löytöeläinkoti (Finnish): animal shelter, pound shelter for animals, chiefly pets, lost by their owners and found by someone else
Definitions
- animal shelter, pound shelter for animals, chiefly pets, lost by their owners and found by someone else
Ancestry of “löytöeläinkoti”, step by step
löytöeläinkoti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish löytöeläin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | löytöeläin | found animal animal, often a pet, which has been lost by its owner and then found by someone else |
| 2 | Finnish | löytö | discovery; find; bargain |
| 3 | Finnish | löytää | To find; to discover; to come across |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | leütädäk | to find, to discover |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hleutaną | to cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klēw- | — |