Where does “teuraseläin” come from?

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

teuraseläin (Finnish): An animal to be slaughtered; an animal for slaughter

Definitions

  1. An animal to be slaughtered; an animal for slaughter

Ancestry of “teuraseläin”, step by step

teuraseläin 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 teuras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
2Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →
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