Where does “alasävy” come from?

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

alasävy (Finnish): low-key tone, dark tone of color

Definitions

  1. low-key tone, dark tone of color

Ancestry of “alasävy”, step by step

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