Where does “keskusylänkö” come from?

keskusylänkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylänkö, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

keskusylänkö (Finnish): central highland

Definitions

  1. central highland

Ancestry of “keskusylänkö”, step by step

keskusylänkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylänkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylänköhighlands
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →