Where does “ala” come from?

ala (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

ala (Estonian): area, territory, region; field; branch

Definitions

  1. area, territory, region; field; branch

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicalalower; under
2Proto-Uralicëlabelow

Words derived from “ala”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →
ala — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer