Where does “laaja-alainen” come from?

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

laaja-alainen (Finnish): all-round

Definitions

  1. all-round

Ancestry of “laaja-alainen”, step by step

laaja-alainen 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 laaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
2Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →