Where does “alehalli” come from?
alehalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish halli, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
alehalli (Finnish): discount store
Ancestry of “alehalli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | halli | large building used for sports or exhibitions,... |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |