Where does “kylvöala” come from?

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

kylvöala (Finnish): area that is to or will be sown

Definitions

  1. area that is to or will be sown

Ancestry of “kylvöala”, step by step

kylvöala 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 kylvö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylvösowing, planting
2Finnishkylvääto sow
3Proto-Finnickülvädäkto sow, to disperse
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →