Where does “seurakuntaelämä” come from?
seurakuntaelämä (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
seurakuntaelämä (Finnish): church life, congregational life, parish life
Definitions
- church life, congregational life, parish life
Ancestry of “seurakuntaelämä”, step by step
seurakuntaelämä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elämä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elämä | life; Agent participle of elää |
| 2 | Estonian | elama | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
via Finnish seurakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seurakunta | A parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of... |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |