Where does “ylevähenkinen” come from?

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

ylevähenkinen (Finnish): lofty, sublime

Definitions

  1. lofty, sublime

Ancestry of “ylevähenkinen”, step by step

ylevähenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylevä

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

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →