Where does “alikulkutunneli” come from?
alikulkutunneli (Finnish) comes from Finnish alikulku, 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 — man.
alikulkutunneli (Finnish): underpass tunnel
Definitions
- underpass tunnel
Ancestry of “alikulkutunneli”, step by step
alikulkutunneli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alikulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alikulku | underpass |
| 2 | Finnish | Ali | practically exclusively used by Tatars or Muslim immigrants |
| 3 | Finnish | Aleksanteri | Alexander |
| 4 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |