Where does “itsepuolustus” come from?

itsepuolustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

itsepuolustus (Finnish): self-defense

Definitions

  1. self-defense

Ancestry of “itsepuolustus”, step by step

itsepuolustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolustusdefense US, defence UK
2Finnishpuolustaato defend
3Finnishpuolus—
4Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
5Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
6Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →