Where does “sisällissota” come from?

sisällissota (Finnish) comes from Finnish sisällinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

sisällissota (Finnish): A civil war; The Finnish Civil War of 1918

Definitions

  1. A civil war; The Finnish Civil War of 1918

Ancestry of “sisällissota”, step by step

sisällissota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sisällinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisällineninternal; now preferably sisäinen
2Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen