Where does “alastus” come from?

alastus (Estonian) comes from Estonian alasti, from Proto-Finnic alaictik, from Proto-Finnic alainen — underwear.

alastus (Estonian): nudity

Definitions

  1. nudity

Ancestry of “alastus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalastinaked
2Proto-Finnicalaictiknaked, nude
3Proto-Finnicalainenunderwear
Every word from Proto-Finnic alainen →Every word from Proto-Finnic alaictik →Every word from Estonian alasti →