Where does “maanalainen” come from?

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

maanalainen (Finnish): underground; subterranean; An underground, a...

Definitions

  1. underground; subterranean; An underground, a...

Ancestry of “maanalainen”, step by step

maanalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalainensubordinate; subject to, under, often as a...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “maanalainen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →
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