Where does “käskynalainen” come from?
käskynalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alainen, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
käskynalainen (Finnish): subordinate
Ancestry of “käskynalainen”, step by step
käskynalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alainen | subordinate; subject to, under, often as a... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish käsky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käsky | An order, command, commandment, dictation,... |
| 2 | Finnish | käskeä | to order, tell; to command; to request, ask for,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käskedäk | to tell, to command |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | käske- | — |
Words derived from “käskynalainen”