Where does “tukialus” come from?

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

tukialus (Finnish): mother ship, tender, support vessel

Definitions

  1. mother ship, tender, support vessel

Ancestry of “tukialus”, step by step

tukialus 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 tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport

Words derived from “tukialus

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Proto-Finnic alaEvery word from Finnish ala