Where does “ielle” come from?

ielle (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ealējē, from Proto-Samic ealētēk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

ielle (Lule Sami): living being

Definitions

  1. living being

Ancestry of “ielle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicealējēliving creature
2Proto-Samicealētēkto live
3Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Samic ealētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic ealējē →