Where does “alentaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “alentaminen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →