Where does “alhaisuus” come from?

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

alhaisuus (Finnish): lowness

Definitions

  1. lowness

Ancestry of “alhaisuus”, step by step

alhaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alhainen

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →