Where does “puolustaa” come from?
puolustaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolustaa (Finnish): to defend
Ancestry of “puolustaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolus | — |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
Words derived from “puolustaa”