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Where does “alistussuhde” come from?

alistussuhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish alistus, from Finnish alistaa, from Finnish alinen, from Finnish äli-, from Finnish Ali, from Finnish Aleksanteri, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος.

alistussuhde (Finnish): hypotaxis; subordination

Definitions

  1. hypotaxis; subordination

Ancestry of “alistussuhde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalistussubjugation, subordination
2Finnishalistaato dominate, subject, subjugate, subordinate
3Finnishalinenunder, underlying
4Finnishäli-—
5FinnishAli—
6FinnishAleksanteriAlexander
7LatinAlexander—
8Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
9Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
10Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
11Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
12Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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