Where does “alalõug” come from?

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

alalõug (Estonian): mandible, lower jaw

Definitions

  1. mandible, lower jaw

Ancestry of “alalõug”, step by step

alalõug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalaarea, territory, region; field; branch
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Estonian lõug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlõugchin
2Proto-Finnicleukachin, jaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleukāglands in an animal's neck

Words derived from “alalõug”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Estonian ala →