Where does “ukkeli” come from?
ukkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish eli, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
ukkeli (Finnish): old man; man
Ancestry of “ukkeli”, step by step
ukkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eli | so; a.k.a., or; i.e., that is, in other words |
| 2 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |