Where does “alentaa” come from?

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

alentaa (Finnish): To lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...

Definitions

  1. To lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...

Ancestry of “alentaa”, step by step

alentaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aleta

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

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “alentaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →