Where does “pieneliö” come from?

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

pieneliö (Finnish): microorganism

Definitions

  1. microorganism

Ancestry of “pieneliö”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pieneliö”

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