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Where does “alunen” come from?

alunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

alunen (Finnish): underlay

Definitions

  1. underlay

Ancestry of “alunen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

Words derived from “alunen”

  • pannunalunen
  • lasinalunen
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