Where does “alaköysi” come from?

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

alaköysi (Finnish): leadline, footrope

Definitions

  1. leadline, footrope

Ancestry of “alaköysi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alaköysi”

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