Where does “kokonaisala” come from?

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

kokonaisala (Finnish): total gross floor area, including all floors, as well as the attic (if insulated) and basement if present

Definitions

  1. total gross floor area, including all floors, as well as the attic (if insulated) and basement if present

Ancestry of “kokonaisala”, step by step

kokonaisala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish älä

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

via Finnish kokonainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokonainenwhole, full, complete; entire
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala