Where does “päänalunen” come from?

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

päänalunen (Finnish): anything used to rest the head on when lying down, such as a pillow

Definitions

  1. anything used to rest the head on when lying down, such as a pillow

Ancestry of “päänalunen”, step by step

päänalunen 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 pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →