Where does “kantalinnoite” come from?
kantalinnoite (Finnish) comes from Finnish linnoite, from Finnish linnoittaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kantalinnoite (Finnish): bunker or other such permanent defensive structure built properly during peacetime
Definitions
- bunker or other such permanent defensive structure built properly during peacetime
Ancestry of “kantalinnoite”, step by step
kantalinnoite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish linnoite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linnoite | fortification |
| 2 | Finnish | linnoittaa | to fortify |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |