Where does “alamittainen” come from?

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

alamittainen (Finnish): Too small in size

Definitions

  1. Too small in size

Ancestry of “alamittainen”, 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 →