Where does “alan” come from?

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

alan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of ala; First-person...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of ala; First-person...

Ancestry of “alan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →