Where does “hyötypinta-ala” come from?

hyötypinta-ala (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta-ala, from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

hyötypinta-ala (Finnish): effective (surface) area; the (surface) area (of something) that can be used for the intended purpose

Definitions

  1. effective (surface) area; the (surface) area (of something) that can be used for the intended purpose

Ancestry of “hyötypinta-ala”, step by step

hyötypinta-ala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta-ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpinta-alaarea; surface area
2FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
3Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →