Where does “alaskirjata” come from?

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

alaskirjata (Finnish): to write down

Definitions

  1. to write down

Ancestry of “alaskirjata”, step by step

alaskirjata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalasdown; downward; down with
2Proto-Finnicalasdown, downward
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish kirjata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Proto-Finnic alasEvery word from Finnish alas