Where does “rintahaarniska” come from?

rintahaarniska (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

rintahaarniska (Finnish): breastplate, cuirass

Definitions

  1. breastplate, cuirass

Ancestry of “rintahaarniska”, step by step

rintahaarniska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish haarniska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarniskaarmor, armour
2Old Swedishharnisk—
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →