Where does “alakaava” come from?

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

alakaava (Finnish): subformula formula that is a part of another one

Definitions

  1. subformula formula that is a part of another one

Ancestry of “alakaava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →