Where does “kovakalvonalainen” come from?

kovakalvonalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alainen, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

kovakalvonalainen (Finnish): subdural

Definitions

  1. subdural

Ancestry of “kovakalvonalainen”, step by step

kovakalvonalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalainensubordinate; subject to, under, often as a...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish kovakalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovakalvodura mater; sclera
2Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
3Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
4Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →