Where does “alusvaate” come from?
alusvaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alusvaate (Finnish): undergarment, piece of underwear; underwear,...
Definitions
- undergarment, piece of underwear; underwear,...
Ancestry of “alusvaate”, step by step
alusvaate 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 vaate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaate | piece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | *vaat'ëk | clothing, garment |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēdiz | piece of cloth, garment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
Words derived from “alusvaate”