When is alku used?

• Milloin oli maailmankaikkeuden alku? When did the universe come into being?

Alku's meanings

• start
• beginning
• opening
• infancy (not of children)
• introduction
• source

Phrases that are based on alku

• alun perin
• originally
• alusta alkaen = alusta pitäen = alusta saakka
• from the very beginning
• from the start
• from the first
• alusta pitäen
• from the very beginning
• from the start
• from the first
• alusta saakka
• from the very beginning
• from the start
• from the first
• alusta loppuun
• from start to finish
• all the way through
• pienestä alusta kasvaa suuri joki
• mighty oaks grow from tiny acorns
• X-luvun alussa
• in the early X's
• kuun alussa
• at the beginning of the month
• heti alussa
• from the very beginning
• from the start
• from the first
• lopun alkua
• the beginning of the end
• Herran palko on viisauden alku
• The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom
• alku ja loppu
• alpha and omega
• the beginning and the end
• antaa alku huhuille
• to give rise to rumors
• jnk alku (about people)
• prospective ~
• ~ to-be
• miniän alku
• prospective daughter-in-law
• daughter-in-law to-be
• alku aina hankala
• the first step is always the hardest
• ei ole alkua eikä loppua
• doesn't make any sense
• saada alkunsa jstk
• to originate from
• to have its beginnings in