Where does “konealus” come from?

konealus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

konealus (Finnish): a ship or vessel powered by mechanical propulsion

Definitions

  1. a ship or vessel powered by mechanical propulsion

Ancestry of “konealus”, step by step

konealus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →
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