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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

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

Words derived from “alennus”

  • alennushinta
  • alennustavaratalo
  • alennushalli
  • arvonalennus
  • alehintainen
  • veronalennus
  • alennustila
  • alehinta
  • alennuskuponki
  • alennusvaihde
  • alehalli
  • alennuslippu
  • ale
  • alennusmyynti
  • opiskelija-alennus
  • alennusmerkki
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →