Where does “alaselys” come from?

alaselys (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian selys, from Ingrian selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

alaselys (Ingrian): leadline

Definitions

  1. leadline

Ancestry of “alaselys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianselyseither of the two lines on either side of a gillnet
2Ingrianselkäback
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Ingrian selkä →