Where does “nokkaeläin” come from?

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

nokkaeläin (Finnish): monotreme

Definitions

  1. monotreme

Ancestry of “nokkaeläin”, step by step

nokkaeläin 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 nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

Words derived from “nokkaeläin”

Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →