Where does “vesinokkaeläin” come from?

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

vesinokkaeläin (Finnish): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “vesinokkaeläin”, step by step

vesinokkaeläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokkaeläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkaeläinmonotreme
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 elädäkEvery word from Finnish elää