Where does “loiseliö” come from?

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

loiseliö (Finnish): parasite, parasitic organism

Definitions

  1. parasite, parasitic organism

Ancestry of “loiseliö”, step by step

loiseliö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheliöorganism
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish loinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloinenparasite; parasitic
2Finnishluo-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →