Where does “vesieläimistö” come from?

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

vesieläimistö (Finnish): water fauna

Definitions

  1. water fauna

Ancestry of “vesieläimistö”, step by step

vesieläimistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläimistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläimistöfauna
2Finnisheläinanimal
3FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →