Where does “salamahyökkäys” come from?

salamahyökkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish Salama, from Proto-Finnic salama, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

salamahyökkäys (Finnish): blitz

Definitions

  1. blitz

Ancestry of “salamahyökkäys”, step by step

salamahyökkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Salama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalamalightning, bolt
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
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