Where does “lypsyeläin” come from?

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

lypsyeläin (Finnish): dairy animal, milker animal kept for the milk it produces

Definitions

  1. dairy animal, milker animal kept for the milk it produces

Ancestry of “lypsyeläin”, step by step

lypsyeläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläin

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

via Finnish lypsy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlypsymilking; dairy, milk
2Finnishlypsääto milk
3Proto-Finniclüpsädäkto milk
4Proto-Finno-Permiclüpsä-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →
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