Where does “konttialus” come from?
konttialus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
Ancestry of “konttialus”, step by step
konttialus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alus | vessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject |
| 2 | Finnish | ala | area, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish kontti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kontti | traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;... |
| 2 | English | container | Someone who contains; something that contains; An... |
| 3 | Middle English | conteyner | — |