Where does “iskunkestävä” come from?
iskunkestävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kestävä, from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.
iskunkestävä (Finnish): shockproof, impact-resistant
Definitions
- shockproof, impact-resistant
Ancestry of “iskunkestävä”, step by step
iskunkestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kestävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kestävä | durable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
via Finnish isku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | isku | hit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
Words derived from “iskunkestävä”