Where does “rintamahyökkäys” come from?

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

rintamahyökkäys (Finnish): frontal assault

Definitions

  1. frontal assault

Ancestry of “rintamahyökkäys”, step by step

rintamahyökkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rintama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintamafront, battlefront; front; theater
2Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
3Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →Every word from Finnish rintama →