Where does “puolustusasenne” come from?

puolustusasenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish asenne, from Finnish asentaa, from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

puolustusasenne (Finnish): defensive attitude

Definitions

  1. defensive attitude

Ancestry of “puolustusasenne”, step by step

puolustusasenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasenneattitude
2Finnishasentaato install; to set up; Third-person singular...
3Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
4Proto-Finnicasekweapon
5Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
6Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic asek