Where does “opiskelija-alennus” come from?
opiskelija-alennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alennus, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
opiskelija-alennus (Finnish): student discount
Definitions
- student discount
Ancestry of “opiskelija-alennus”, step by step
opiskelija-alennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alennus | discount; degradation; abasement |
| 2 | Finnish | alentaa | To lower, downgrade, decrease, reduce, diminish;... |
| 3 | Finnish | aleta | To descend, come/go down, move downwards;... |
| 4 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish opiskelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opiskelija | student |
| 2 | Finnish | opiskella | To study something |
| 3 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |