Where does “omaelämäkerta” come from?
omaelämäkerta (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämäkerta, from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
omaelämäkerta (Finnish): autobiography
Definitions
- autobiography
Ancestry of “omaelämäkerta”, step by step
omaelämäkerta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elämäkerta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämäkerta | biography |
| 2 | Finnish | elämä | life; Agent participle of elää |
| 3 | Estonian | elama | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |