Where does “alas” come from?

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

alas (Finnish): down; downward; down with

Definitions

  1. down; downward; down with

Ancestry of “alas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicalasdown, downward
2Proto-Uralicëlabelow

Words derived from “alas”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic alas →