Where does “eläme” come from?

eläme (Votic) comes from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

eläme (Votic): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “eläme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianelamato live
2Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
3Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →