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Where does “alene” come from?

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

alene (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of aleta;...

Definitions

  1. Indicative present connegative form of aleta;...

Ancestry of “alene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaletaTo descend, come/go down, move downwards;...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
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