Where does “ylhäisyys” come from?

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

ylhäisyys (Finnish): nobility; Highness

Definitions

  1. nobility; Highness

Ancestry of “ylhäisyys”, step by step

ylhäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylhäinen

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

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 →