Where does “maataistelukone” come from?

maataistelukone (Finnish) comes from Finnish maataistelu, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maataistelukone (Finnish): ground-attack aircraft

Definitions

  1. ground-attack aircraft

Ancestry of “maataistelukone”, step by step

maataistelukone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maataistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaataisteluland battle, ground battle
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus