Where does “mahanalus” come from?

mahanalus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

mahanalus (Finnish): underbelly

Definitions

  1. underbelly

Ancestry of “mahanalus”, step by step

mahanalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →