Where does “alentuma” come from?
alentuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish alentua, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alentuma (Finnish): Synonym of alenema
Definitions
- Synonym of alenema
Ancestry of “alentuma”, step by step
alentuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alentua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alentua | to stoop, condescend, lower oneself; to lower; to... |
| 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 |