Where does “alang” come from?

alang (Veps) comes from Veps ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

alang (Veps): trough, hollow, depression; lowland

Definitions

  1. trough, hollow, depression; lowland

Ancestry of “alang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsala-under-, lower, nether, sub-, inferior
2Proto-Finnicalalower; under
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Veps ala- →
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