Where does “naaraseläin” come from?

naaraseläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish naaras, from Proto-Finnic naaras, from Proto-Uralic najera, from Proto-Uralic naje, from French nager, from Old French nagier, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis — out, outward.

naaraseläin (Finnish): female animal

Definitions

  1. female animal

Ancestry of “naaraseläin”, step by step

naaraseläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naaras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaarasfemale
2Proto-Finnicnaarasfemale (animal)
3Proto-Uralicnajera—
4Proto-Uralicnajewoman
5Frenchnagerto swim
6Old Frenchnagierto sail; to cross water; to sail; to swim
7Latinnāvigōto sail, navigate, seafare, embark
8Latinnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural
9Proto-Italicnaus—
10Germanhinausout
11Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
12Old High Germanūzout
13Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
14Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
15Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →