Where does “liikkuma-ala” come from?

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

liikkuma-ala (Finnish): range of motion

Definitions

  1. range of motion

Ancestry of “liikkuma-ala”, step by step

liikkuma-ala 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 liikkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
2Proto-Finniclikudakmove
3Proto-Uraliclikke-
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla
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