Where does “aluskarva” come from?

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

aluskarva (Finnish): undercoat, underfur, underhair; An individual...

Definitions

  1. undercoat, underfur, underhair; An individual...

Ancestry of “aluskarva”, step by step

aluskarva 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 karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →