Where does “puolustusase” come from?

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

puolustusase (Finnish): defensive weapon

Definitions

  1. defensive weapon

Ancestry of “puolustusase”, step by step

puolustusase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolustusdefense US, defence UK
2Finnishpuolustaato defend
3Finnishpuolus—
4Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
5Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
6Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →