Where does “alimmainen” come from?

alimmainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alin, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

alimmainen (Finnish): undermost

Definitions

  1. undermost

Ancestry of “alimmainen”, step by step

alimmainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalinlowest, undermost, lowermost
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →
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