Where does “puristuslujuus” come from?

puristuslujuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lujuus, from Finnish luja, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.

puristuslujuus (Finnish): compressive strength

Definitions

  1. compressive strength

Ancestry of “puristuslujuus”, step by step

puristuslujuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lujuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlujuusstrength, firmness; resolution, fortitude,...
2Finnishlujafirm; sound; loud
3Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish puristus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuristuspress, squeeze
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Finnish -ntää →Every word from Finnish luja →Every word from Finnish lujuus →
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