Where does “илесь” come from?

илесь (Tundra Nenets) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *ilä-, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

илесь (Tundra Nenets): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “илесь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*ilä-—
2Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *ilä- →