Where does “puolustuskyky” come from?
puolustuskyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolustuskyky (Finnish): ability to defend
Ancestry of “puolustuskyky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | puolustus | defense , defence |
| 2 | Finnish | puolustaa | to defend |
| 3 | Finnish | puolus | — |
| 4 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
Words derived from “puolustuskyky”