Where does “siimaeliö” come from?
siimaeliö (Finnish) comes from Finnish eliö, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
siimaeliö (Finnish): flagellate
Ancestry of “siimaeliö”, step by step
siimaeliö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eliö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eliö | organism |
| 2 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
via Finnish siima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siima | fishing line, fishline; flagellum |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *siima | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīmô | rope, cord, string |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁i- | to tie, bind |
Words derived from “siimaeliö”