Where does “iellem” come from?
iellem (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic ealēmē, from Proto-Samic ealētēk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.
iellem (Lule Sami): life; lifetime; lifeform
Ancestry of “iellem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | ealēmē | life |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | ealētēk | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |