Where does “norsueläin” come from?

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

norsueläin (Finnish): proboscid

Definitions

  1. proboscid

Ancestry of “norsueläin”, step by step

norsueläin 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 norsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnorsuelephant
2Finnishmursuwalrus
3Northern Samimoršawalrus
4Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →