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Where does “alhaissäätyinen” come from?

alhaissäätyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alhainen, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

alhaissäätyinen (Finnish): of low estate

Definitions

  1. of low estate

Ancestry of “alhaissäätyinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalhainenlow; lowly, low, lower; low, ignoble,...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
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