Where does “alentua” come from?
alentua (Finnish) comes from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alentua (Finnish): to stoop, condescend, lower oneself; to lower; to...
Definitions
- to stoop, condescend, lower oneself; to lower; to...
Ancestry of “alentua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | alentaa | To lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;... |
| 2 | Finnish | aleta | To descend, come/go down, move downwards;... |
| 3 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
Words derived from “alentua”