Where does “alaisuus” come from?

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

alaisuus (Finnish): state of being subordinate; no direct English...

Definitions

  1. state of being subordinate; no direct English...

Ancestry of “alaisuus”, step by step

alaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalainensubordinate; subject to, under, often as a...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →