Where does “alaliesma” come from?

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

alaliesma (Finnish): footrope, foot bolt rope rope on the lower edge of a sail

Definitions

  1. footrope, foot bolt rope rope on the lower edge of a sail

Ancestry of “alaliesma”, 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 →