Where does “alus” come from?

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

alus (Estonian): base, bottom; foundation, base, fundamental;...

Definitions

  1. base, bottom; foundation, base, fundamental;...

Ancestry of “alus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianala-under-, lower, nether, sub-, inferior
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

Words derived from “alus”

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