Where does “alamliik” come from?

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

alamliik (Estonian): subspecies

Definitions

  1. subspecies

Ancestry of “alamliik”, step by step

alamliik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian alam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalaminferior, something or someone that is of a lower...
2Estonianalaarea, territory, region; field; branch
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Estonian liik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianliikkind, type, sort; species
2Middle Low Germanlīk—
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Estonian ala →