Where does “kynnenalus” come from?

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

kynnenalus (Finnish): The void under the free margin of one's...

Definitions

  1. The void under the free margin of one's...

Ancestry of “kynnenalus”, step by step

kynnenalus 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 kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
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