Where does “henkilökunta-alennus” come from?
henkilökunta-alennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alennus, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
henkilökunta-alennus (Finnish): employee discount, staff discount
Definitions
- employee discount, staff discount
Ancestry of “henkilökunta-alennus”, step by step
henkilökunta-alennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alennus | discount; degradation; abasement |
| 2 | Finnish | alentaa | To lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;... |
| 3 | Finnish | aleta | To descend, come/go down, move downwards;... |
| 4 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish henkilökunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkilökunta | staff, personnel |
| 2 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 3 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |