Where does “alusviikko” come from?
alusviikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alusviikko (Finnish): A week preceding a holiday; used with attribute...
Definitions
- A week preceding a holiday; used with attribute...
Ancestry of “alusviikko”, step by step
alusviikko 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 viikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viikko | week |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |