Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ala

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

Particle

*ala

1. lower
2. under

Derived terms

• *alacin
• *alainën
• *alas
• *alat'ik
• *alla
• *alovëh (Northern Finnic)
• *alus

Descendants

• Estonian: ala-
• Finnish: ala-
• Ingrian: ala-, ⇒ allaalle, allaal, allaalt, allaa, alemmaal, alemmas, alempain
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ala-;
  • South Karelian: ala-; alah
• Veps: ala-
• Võro: ala-
• Votic: ala-

Noun:

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