Where does “puolustautuja” come from?

puolustautuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustautua, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

puolustautuja (Finnish): defender, one who defends oneself

Definitions

  1. defender, one who defends oneself

Ancestry of “puolustautuja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuolustautuaTo defend oneself
2Finnishpuolustaato defend
3Finnishpuolus—
4Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
5Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
6Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →