Where does “alatissi” come from?

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

alatissi (Finnish): underboob

Definitions

  1. underboob

Ancestry of “alatissi”, 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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