Where does “alennushinta” come from?

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

alennushinta (Finnish): sale price, discount price

Definitions

  1. sale price, discount price

Ancestry of “alennushinta”, step by step

alennushinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalennusdiscount; degradation; abasement
2FinnishalentaaTo lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...
3FinnishaletaTo descend, come/go down, move downwards;...
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish hinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhintaprice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*hinta
3Proto-Balticśímta
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala
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