Where does “leviämiselin” come from?

leviämiselin (Finnish) comes from Finnish leviäminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

Ancestry of “leviämiselin”, step by step

leviämiselin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leviäminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleviäminenspreading; Fourth infinitive of levitä
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish elin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinorgan of an organism; governmental body; member
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma