Where does “vesieliö” come from?

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

vesieliö (Finnish): aquatic organism

Definitions

  1. aquatic organism

Ancestry of “vesieliö”, step by step

vesieliö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheliöorganism
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-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 →