Where does “ylemmyydentuntoinen” come from?

ylemmyydentuntoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylemmyydentunto, from Finnish ylemmyys, from Finnish ylempi, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

ylemmyydentuntoinen (Finnish): with a sense of superiority

Definitions

  1. with a sense of superiority

Ancestry of “ylemmyydentuntoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylemmyydentuntofeeling of superiority, sense of superiority
2Finnishylemmyyssuperiority; supremacy; preeminence
3Finnishylempiupper, higher-up; superior
4Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
5Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
6Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
7Proto-Finnicalalower; under
8Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala