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
- platypus
Ancestry of “vesinokkaeläin”, step by step
vesinokkaeläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nokkaeläin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokkaeläin | monotreme |
| 2 | Finnish | eläin | animal |
| 3 | Finnish | elää | To live, be alive; To live |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |