Where does “alennusmerkki” come from?
alennusmerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish alennus, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alennusmerkki (Finnish): flat sign, flat symbol
Ancestry of “alennusmerkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | alennus | discount; degradation; abasement |
| 2 | Finnish | alentaa | To lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;... |
| 3 | Finnish | aleta | To descend, come/go down, move downwards;... |
| 4 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |