Where does “arvonalentuminen” come from?

arvonalentuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alentuminen, from Finnish alentua, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

arvonalentuminen (Finnish): impairment, write-down, revaluation

Definitions

  1. impairment, write-down, revaluation

Ancestry of “arvonalentuminen”, step by step

arvonalentuminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alentuminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalentuminen
2Finnishalentuato stoop, condescend, lower oneself; to lower; to...
3FinnishalentaaTo lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;...
4FinnishaletaTo descend, come/go down, move downwards;...
5Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
6Proto-Finnicalalower; under
7Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi
3Old NorseArnviðr
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala