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Where does “uhanalainen” come from?

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

uhanalainen (Finnish): endangered; vulnerable; threatened

Definitions

  1. endangered; vulnerable; threatened

Ancestry of “uhanalainen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “uhanalainen”

  • uhanalaisuus
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →