Where does “ansassilta” come from?

ansassilta (Finnish) comes from Finnish siltä, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

ansassilta (Finnish): truss bridge, any bridge with diagonal trusses as the main structural element

Definitions

  1. truss bridge, any bridge with diagonal trusses as the main structural element

Ancestry of “ansassilta”, step by step

ansassilta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siltä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiltäAblative singular form of se
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s

via Finnish ansas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansastruss structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge; framework of beams
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -sEvery word from Finnish -läEvery word from Finnish -as