Etymology Explorer
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Where does “alu-” come from?
alu- (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ali-, from Ingrian -u — Used to form nouns from verbs.
Ancestry of “alu-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ingrian
ali-
under-, sub
2
Ingrian
-u
Used to form nouns from verbs
Words derived from “alu-”
aluhuuli
aluotsa
aluverkko
Every word from Ingrian -u →
Every word from Ingrian ali- →