Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ala

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 This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ëla (“below, lower, under”); the noun is probably a more recent development.

Noun

*ala[1]

  1. the place under or beneath something, the underside
  2. (by extension) an area

Particle

*ala

  1. lower
  2. under

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun:

  • Estonian: ala
  • Finnish: ala
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: ala (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ala”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)
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