Where does “puuskarintama” come from?
puuskarintama (Finnish) comes from Finnish rintama, from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.
puuskarintama (Finnish): gust front
Definitions
- gust front
Ancestry of “puuskarintama”, step by step
puuskarintama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rintama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rintama | front, battlefront; front; theater |
| 2 | Finnish | rinta | breast; chest, especially the front side of it |
| 3 | Finnish | -mä | Front vowel variant of -ma |
via Finnish puuska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puuska | gust, blast, scud; fit; Synonym of puuhka |