Where does “äli-” come from?
äli- (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ali, from Finnish Aleksanteri, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
äli- (Finnish): under-, sub
Definitions
- under-, sub
Ancestry of “äli-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ali | practically exclusively used by Tatars or Muslim immigrants |
| 2 | Finnish | Aleksanteri | Alexander |
| 3 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |