Where does “vesielokas” come from?

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

vesielokas (Ingrian): sealife

Definitions

  1. sealife

Ancestry of “vesielokas”, step by step

vesielokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian elokas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianelokasanimal
2Ingrianelolife
3Proto-Finnicelolife
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Ingrian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvesiwater
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic elo →