Where does “ealli” come from?

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

ealli (Northern Sami): animal; second-person dual imperative of eallit;...

Definitions

  1. animal; second-person dual imperative of eallit;...

Ancestry of “ealli”, 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 →