Where does “altakastelu” come from?

altakastelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish alta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

altakastelu (Finnish): bottom watering providing a plant's roots hydration from under the plant, rather than watering the top of the soil it's growing in

Definitions

  1. bottom watering providing a plant's roots hydration from under the plant, rather than watering the top of the soil it's growing in

Ancestry of “altakastelu”, step by step

altakastelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaltafrom under, from underneath, from beneath
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish kastelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasteluirrigation; watering; wetting
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “altakastelu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →