Where does “nenänalunen” come from?

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

nenänalunen (Finnish): area of skin under the nose

Definitions

  1. area of skin under the nose

Ancestry of “nenänalunen”, step by step

nenänalunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalunenunderlay
2Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
3Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →