Where does “kuulonalenema” come from?
kuulonalenema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.
kuulonalenema (Finnish): (partial) loss of hearing
Definitions
- (partial) loss of hearing
Ancestry of “kuulonalenema”, step by step
kuulonalenema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuulo | The sense of hearing |
| 2 | Finnish | kuulla | to hear; to hear of; to listen to |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuldak | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kuwle- | to hear |
via Finnish aleta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aleta | To descend, come/go down, move downwards;... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |