Where does “pehmoeläin” come from?

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

pehmoeläin (Finnish): stuffed animal, plush toy

Definitions

  1. stuffed animal, plush toy

Ancestry of “pehmoeläin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →