Where does “emäalus” come from?
emäalus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
emäalus (Finnish): mothership
Ancestry of “emäalus”, step by step
emäalus 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 emä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | emä | mother; mother of an animal, dam; womb |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | emä | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | emä | mother |