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
Ancestry of “alhaissäätyinen”, step by step
alhaissäätyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alhainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alhainen | low; lowly, low, lower; low, ignoble,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish sääty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sääty | estate; class; rank |
| 2 | Finnish | säätää | to adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | säätädäk | to arrange, organize |