Where does “ylä-” come from?
ylä- (Finnish) comes from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
ylä- (Finnish): upper; superior, high, higher
Definitions
- upper; superior, high, higher
Ancestry of “ylä-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alhaalla | — |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
Words derived from “ylä-”