Where does “tarueläin” come from?

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

tarueläin (Finnish): mythical beast, mythical animal

Definitions

  1. mythical beast, mythical animal

Ancestry of “tarueläin”, step by step

tarueläin 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 taru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaruepic, saga; fiction, false; legend, myth
2DanishDagmar—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →