elin etymology

Finnish word elin comes from Finnish elo ((dated) crop, especially corn. (poetic) life.), Finnish -in

Detailed word origin of elin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
elo Finnish (fin) (dated) crop, especially corn. (poetic) life.
-in Finnish (fin) Suffix variant for the illative singular, see -Vn. Instructive case suffix. (poetic) A variant for the first-person singular possessive suffix -ni. (rare) Forms the genitive plural. Forms superlative adjectives. Forms inanimate instrumental nouns from verbs.
elin Finnish (fin) Governmental body. Member (penis). Organ of an organism.

Words with the same origin as elin

Descendants of elo
Elo Eloranta
Descendants of -in
aiemmin aistin avain etsin heitin iso isoisä isoveli isoäiti kasvain kirjoitin laskin näytin otin pidin pieni poltin puhelin suljin tunnistin valitsin varoitin vedin ympäriinsä