Where does “ala-aste” come from?

ala-aste (Finnish) comes from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

ala-aste (Finnish): elementary school, primary school

Definitions

  1. elementary school, primary school

Ancestry of “ala-aste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ala-aste”

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