Where does “alaealine” come from?

alaealine (Estonian) comes from Estonian ealine, from Estonian iga, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

alaealine (Estonian): underage

Definitions

  1. underage

Ancestry of “alaealine”, step by step

alaealine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ealine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianealineregarding age
2Estonianigaany; each; every
3Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
4Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year

via Estonian ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalaarea, territory, region; field; branch
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Estonian iga →