Where does “tahdonalainen” come from?

tahdonalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alainen, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

tahdonalainen (Finnish): voluntary, volitional

Definitions

  1. voluntary, volitional

Ancestry of “tahdonalainen”, step by step

tahdonalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalainensubordinate; subject to, under, often as a...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish tahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahtowill; way
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tahto—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →