Where does “niukkaeleinen” come from?

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

niukkaeleinen (Finnish): inexpressive, lacking expression or gestures

Definitions

  1. inexpressive, lacking expression or gestures

Ancestry of “niukkaeleinen”, step by step

niukkaeleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ele

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

via Finnish niukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniukkascanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →