Where does “alustus” come from?
alustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alustaa, from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alustus (Finnish): introduction; priming; formatting
Definitions
- introduction; priming; formatting
Ancestry of “alustus”, step by step
alustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alustaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alustaa | to lecture, to give a presentation, particularly... |
| 2 | Finnish | alus | vessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject |
| 3 | Finnish | ala | area, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |