Where does “puolustusvalmius” come from?

puolustusvalmius (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

puolustusvalmius (Finnish): defense capacity, defense capability

Definitions

  1. defense capacity, defense capability

Ancestry of “puolustusvalmius”, step by step

puolustusvalmius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish valmius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalmiusreadiness, preparedness; completion; emergency...
2Finnishvalmiscompleted, finished; ready, poised, set up;...
3Proto-Finnicvalmisfinished, completed; ready
Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli