Where does “alhainen” come from?
alhainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alhainen (Finnish): low; lowly, low, lower; low, ignoble,...
Definitions
- low; lowly, low, lower; low, ignoble,...
Ancestry of “alhainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
Words derived from “alhainen”