Where does “ylevyys” come from?

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

ylevyys (Finnish): sublimity; nobility

Definitions

  1. sublimity; nobility

Ancestry of “ylevyys”, step by step

ylevyys 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →