Where does “elohoone” come from?

elohoone (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian elo, from Proto-Finnic elo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

elohoone (Ingrian): dwelling place, shelter

Definitions

  1. dwelling place, shelter

Ancestry of “elohoone”, step by step

elohoone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianelolife
2Proto-Finnicelolife
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Ingrian hoone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhoonebuilding
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic elo →
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