Where does “alavireisyys” come from?

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

alavireisyys (Finnish): flatness being lower in pitch than should be

Definitions

  1. flatness being lower in pitch than should be

Ancestry of “alavireisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalavireinenflat, lower in pitch than it should be
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →