Where does “toistoalennus” come from?
toistoalennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alennus, from Finnish alentaa, from Finnish aleta, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
toistoalennus (Finnish): repeat discount
Definitions
- repeat discount
Ancestry of “toistoalennus”, step by step
toistoalennus 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 toisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toisto | repetition; tautology; renewal, redoublement |
| 2 | Finnish | toistaa | to repeat, reiterate; to play |
| 3 | Finnish | toinen | second; other, another; the others, other ones |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toinen | second; other |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | too | that over there, yonder distal? |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | to | that |