Where does “ylenpalttinen” come from?
ylenpalttinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylen, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
ylenpalttinen (Finnish): lavish; exaggerated, superfluous
Definitions
- lavish; exaggerated, superfluous
Ancestry of “ylenpalttinen”, step by step
ylenpalttinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ylen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ylen | very, excessively, over-; "antaa ~ ": to vomit |
| 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 |
via Finnish palttinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palttinen | — |