Where does “länsirintama” come from?

länsirintama (Finnish) comes from Finnish rintama, from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

länsirintama (Finnish): western front

Definitions

  1. western front

Ancestry of “länsirintama”, step by step

länsirintama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rintama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintamafront, battlefront; front; theater
2Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
3Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish länsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlänsiwest; the West
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →Every word from Finnish rintama →