Where does “viihdeala” come from?
viihdeala (Finnish) comes from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
viihdeala (Finnish): showbusiness, showbiz
Ancestry of “viihdeala”, step by step
viihdeala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish älä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | älä | The second-person singular form of the negative... |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish viihde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viihde | entertainment |
| 2 | Finnish | viihtyä | to get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | viihtüdäk | — |