Where does “siivousala” come from?
siivousala (Finnish) comes from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
siivousala (Finnish): cleaning sector, cleaning industry
Definitions
- cleaning sector, cleaning industry
Ancestry of “siivousala”, step by step
siivousala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish älä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | älä | The second-person singular form of the negative... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish siivous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siivous | housecleaning; decency |
| 2 | Finnish | siivota | to clean, to tidy up |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ciivot'ak | to clean, to tidy up |