Where does “yläluokkainen” come from?

yläluokkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish yläluokka, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

yläluokkainen (Finnish): upper-class, highborn, posh

Definitions

upper-class, highborn, posh

Ancestry of “yläluokkainen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	yläluokka	The upper class; superclass
2	Finnish	ylä-	upper; superior, high, higher
3	Finnish	alhaalla	down below, below; down (here/there)
4	Finnish	ala-	under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5	Proto-Finnic	ala	lower; under
6	Proto-Uralic	ëla	below

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →