Where does “maataistelu” come from?
maataistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
maataistelu (Finnish): land battle, ground battle
Definitions
- land battle, ground battle
Ancestry of “maataistelu”, step by step
maataistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish taistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taistelu | fight; struggle; battle |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
Words derived from “maataistelu”