Where does “saaliseläin” come from?

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

saaliseläin (Finnish): prey, quarry animal which is hunted

Definitions

  1. prey, quarry animal which is hunted

Ancestry of “saaliseläin”, step by step

saaliseläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläin

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

via Finnish saalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaalisprey, catch; kill; loot, plunder, booty
2Proto-Finnicsaalisprey, catch
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →