Where does “älä” come from?
älä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
älä (Finnish): The second-person singular form of the negative...
Definitions
- The second-person singular form of the negative...
Ancestry of “älä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |