Where does “sukellusalus” come from?

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

sukellusalus (Finnish): submersible small submarine

Definitions

  1. submersible small submarine

Ancestry of “sukellusalus”, step by step

sukellusalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

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

via Finnish sukellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukellusdive, diving
2Finnishsukeltaato dive
3Proto-Finniccuk'eldakto dive
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →