Where does “ylempiarvoinen” come from?

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

ylempiarvoinen (Finnish): superior higher in rank

Definitions

  1. superior higher in rank

Ancestry of “ylempiarvoinen”, step by step

ylempiarvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylempi

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

via Finnish arvoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvoinenworth
2FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3FinnishArvi—
4Old NorseArnviðr—
5Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →