Where does “alusastia” come from?

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

alusastia (Finnish): bedpan

Definitions

  1. bedpan

Ancestry of “alusastia”, step by step

alusastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

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

via Finnish astia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastiacontainer, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →