Where does “alassi” come from?

alassi (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic alaictik, from Proto-Finnic alainen — underwear.

alassi (Votic): naked, nude

Definitions

  1. naked, nude

Ancestry of “alassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicalaictiknaked, nude
2Proto-Finnicalainenunderwear
Every word from Proto-Finnic alainen →Every word from Proto-Finnic alaictik →
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