Where does “eallinvuohki” come from?

eallinvuohki (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami eallin, from Proto-Samic ealēmē, from Proto-Samic ealētēk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

eallinvuohki (Northern Sami): lifestyle

Definitions

  1. lifestyle

Ancestry of “eallinvuohki”, step by step

eallinvuohki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami eallin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samieallinlife; essive of ealˈli
2Proto-Samicealēmēlife
3Proto-Samicealētēkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Northern Sami vuohki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samivuohkiway, manner; method; grammatical mood
2Proto-Samicvuokēway, manner; custom
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Samic ealētēk →Every word from Proto-Samic ealēmē →