Where does “puolustusliitto” come from?
puolustusliitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolustusliitto (Finnish): defence accord, defence alliance
Definitions
- defence accord, defence alliance
Ancestry of “puolustusliitto”, step by step
puolustusliitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolustus | defense US, defence UK |
| 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 |
via Finnish liitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liitto | cooperation based on common agreement, union;... |
| 2 | Finnish | liittää | to join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |