Where does “alalause” come from?

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

alalause (Finnish): subclause, minor premise

Definitions

  1. subclause, minor premise

Ancestry of “alalause”, step by step

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