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Where does “elo” come from?
elo (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
elo
(Proto-Finnic): life
Definitions
life
Ancestry of “elo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
-o
Forms action/result nouns from verbs
2
Proto-Uralic
-w
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Words derived from “elo”
elo
elo
elohiiri
elokas
elohoone
elopaikka
elosooni
elokasmaailma
elokasvalkulain
meeselokas
merielokas
naiselokas
vesielokas
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →
Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →