Where does “alusloimi” come from?
alusloimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alusloimi (Finnish): under rug, underblanket
Ancestry of “alusloimi”, step by step
alusloimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alus | vessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject |
| 2 | Finnish | ala | area, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish loimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loimi | warp set of yarns placed lengthwise in a loom |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | loimi | warp |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loodak | to throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | loŋe- | to throw, push away |