Where does “alanuoli” come from?

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

alanuoli (Finnish): down arrow, arrow pointing down

Definitions

  1. down arrow, arrow pointing down

Ancestry of “alanuoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala