Where does “lattia-ala” come from?
lattia-ala (Finnish) comes from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
lattia-ala (Finnish): floorspace, floor area
Ancestry of “lattia-ala”, step by step
lattia-ala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish älä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | älä | The second-person singular form of the negative... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish lattia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lattia | floor |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |