Where does “ylhäisesti” come from?

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

ylhäisesti (Finnish): nobly, aristocratically

Definitions

  1. nobly, aristocratically

Ancestry of “ylhäisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylhäinennoble, aristocratic
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 →