Where does “yläosaton” come from?

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

yläosaton (Finnish): topless

Definitions

  1. topless

Ancestry of “yläosaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyläosatop
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

Words derived from “yläosaton

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala