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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalakkainone below another
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →