Where does “eläjä” come from?

eläjä (Votic) comes from Votic elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

eläjä (Votic): inhabitant, human; creature, animal

Definitions

  1. inhabitant, human; creature, animal

Ancestry of “eläjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticelääto live
2Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
3Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Votic elää →