Where does “puolustusmekanismi” come from?
puolustusmekanismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolustusmekanismi (Finnish): defense mechanism
Definitions
- defense mechanism
Ancestry of “puolustusmekanismi”, step by step
puolustusmekanismi 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 mekanismi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mekanismi | mechanism |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | mechanismus | — |