Where does “puolustuskykyinen” come from?
puolustuskykyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustuskyky, from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolustuskykyinen (Finnish): able to defend
Definitions
- able to defend
Ancestry of “puolustuskykyinen”, step by step
puolustuskykyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolustuskyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolustuskyky | ability to defend |
| 2 | Finnish | puolustus | defense US, defence UK |
| 3 | Finnish | puolustaa | to defend |
| 4 | Finnish | puolus | — |
| 5 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |