Where does “kantalinnoitus” come from?
kantalinnoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish linnoitus, from Finnish linnoittaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kantalinnoitus (Finnish): fortification built properly during peacetime, as opposed to e.g. a temporary wartime fortification
Definitions
- fortification built properly during peacetime, as opposed to e.g. a temporary wartime fortification
Ancestry of “kantalinnoitus”, step by step
kantalinnoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish linnoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linnoitus | fortress, citadel; castling |
| 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- | — |