Where does “puolisotilaallinen” come from?

puolisotilaallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sotilaallinen, from Finnish sotilas, from Finnish -las, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

puolisotilaallinen (Finnish): paramilitary

Definitions

  1. paramilitary

Ancestry of “puolisotilaallinen”, step by step

puolisotilaallinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sotilaallinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotilaallinenmilitary
2Finnishsotilassoldier; pawn; jack, knave
3Finnish-lasForms nouns used to describe people; Forms...
4Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
5Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
6Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
7Proto-Finno-Ugric-s

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -sEvery word from Finnish -läEvery word from Finnish -las