Where does “maanalaisuus” come from?
maanalaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maanalainen, from Finnish alainen, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
maanalaisuus (Finnish): being underground
Definitions
- being underground
Ancestry of “maanalaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maanalainen | underground; subterranean; An underground, a... |
| 2 | Finnish | alainen | subordinate; subject to, under, often as a... |
| 3 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |