Where does “liikuntaelin” come from?
liikuntaelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
liikuntaelin (Finnish): muscular organ, musculoskeletal organ
Definitions
- muscular organ, musculoskeletal organ
Ancestry of “liikuntaelin”, step by step
liikuntaelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish liikunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liikunta | exercise; physical education |
| 2 | Finnish | liikkua | to move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | likudak | move |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | likke- | — |