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
- inhabitant, human; creature, animal
Ancestry of “eläjä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Votic | elää | to live |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | elädäk | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | elä- | to live |