Where does “naurunalainen” come from?

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

naurunalainen (Finnish): ridiculed; "joutua naurunalaiseksi": To become a...

Definitions

  1. ridiculed; "joutua naurunalaiseksi": To become a...

Ancestry of “naurunalainen”, step by step

naurunalainen 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 nauru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnauruLaughter, laugh; The Nauru language
2EnglishNauruNauruan, the language of Nauru
3GermanNauru
4NauruanNaoero

Words derived from “naurunalainen

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala