Where does “iskulause” come from?

iskulause (Finnish) comes from Finnish isku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

iskulause (Finnish): slogan, catchphrase

Definitions

  1. slogan, catchphrase

Ancestry of “iskulause”, step by step

iskulause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskuhit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish isku →