Where does “ylenkatsoa” come from?

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

ylenkatsoa (Finnish): to despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at,...

Definitions

  1. to despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at,...

Ancestry of “ylenkatsoa”, step by step

ylenkatsoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylenvery, excessively, over-; "antaa ~ ": to vomit
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish katsoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
2Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
3Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →