Where does “alennus” come from?

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

alennus (Finnish): discount; degradation; abasement

Definitions

  1. discount; degradation; abasement

Ancestry of “alennus”, step by step

alennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alentaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishalentaaTo lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...
2FinnishaletaTo descend, come/go down, move downwards;...
3Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “alennus

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala