Where does “ylhäältäpäin” come from?

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

ylhäältäpäin (Finnish): from above

Definitions

  1. from above

Ancestry of “ylhäältäpäin”, step by step

ylhäältäpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylhäältä

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

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →