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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siltä | Ablative singular form of se |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish ansas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ansas | truss 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 |