Where does “alas” come from?
alas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic alas, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alas (Finnish): down; downward; down with
Definitions
- down; downward; down with
Ancestry of “alas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | alas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
Words derived from “alas”