Where does “alarivi” come from?

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

alarivi (Finnish): lower row, bottom row

Definitions

  1. lower row, bottom row

Ancestry of “alarivi”, 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
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