Where does “ylevästi” come from?

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

ylevästi (Finnish): sublimely, nobly

Definitions

  1. sublimely, nobly

Ancestry of “ylevästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleväsublime
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →