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
Ancestry of “pohjaeliöstö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | eliöstö | biota |
| 2 | Finnish | eliö | organism |
| 3 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |