Where does “ellee” come from?
ellee (Inari Sami) comes from Inari Sami eelliđ, from Proto-Samic ealētēk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
ellee (Inari Sami): animal
Ancestry of “ellee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Inari Sami | eelliđ | to live |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | ealētēk | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |