Where does “alakkainen” come from?

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

alakkainen (Finnish): Alternative form of allekkainen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of allekkainen

Ancestry of “alakkainen”, step by step

alakkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alakkain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalakkainone below another
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →
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