Where does “alavatsa” come from?

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

alavatsa (Finnish): underbelly, lower abdomen

Definitions

  1. underbelly, lower abdomen

Ancestry of “alavatsa”, 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 →