Where does “sammaleläin” come from?
sammaleläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläin, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
sammaleläin (Finnish): bryozoan, bryozoon
Ancestry of “sammaleläin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | eläin | animal |
| 2 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |