Where does “muinaiseläin” come from?

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

muinaiseläin (Finnish): prehistoric animal

Definitions

  1. prehistoric animal

Ancestry of “muinaiseläin”, step by step

muinaiseläin 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 muinainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuinainenancient
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä-Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäkEvery word from Finnish elää