Where does “työntöalus” come from?

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

työntöalus (Finnish): towboat

Definitions

  1. towboat

Ancestry of “työntöalus”, step by step

työntöalus 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 työntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöntöthrust, push
2FinnishtyöntääTo push
3Proto-Finnictööntädäkto push, to shove
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →