Where does “yltyleensä” come from?
yltyleensä (Finnish) comes from Finnish yltä, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
yltyleensä (Finnish): completely, thoroughly
Definitions
- completely, thoroughly
Ancestry of “yltyleensä”, step by step
yltyleensä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yltä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yltä | from over, from above; Indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | ylä- | upper; superior, high, higher |
| 3 | Finnish | alhaalla | down below, below; down (here/there) |
| 4 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish yleensä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yleensä | usually, normally, typically, generally, on average |