Where does “pohjaeliöstö” come from?

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

pohjaeliöstö (Finnish): benthos

Definitions

  1. benthos

Ancestry of “pohjaeliöstö”, step by step

pohjaeliöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eliöstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheliöstöbiota
2Finnisheliöorganism
3FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →