Where does “erikoisala” come from?
erikoisala (Finnish) comes from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
erikoisala (Finnish): specialty US, speciality UK that in which one specializes
Definitions
- specialty US, speciality UK that in which one specializes
Ancestry of “erikoisala”, step by step
erikoisala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish älä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | älä | The second-person singular form of the negative... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish erikoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erikoinen | Special, exceptional, out of the ordinary;... |
| 2 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |