Where does “sotasatama” come from?
sotasatama (Finnish) comes from Finnish satama, from Proto-Finnic satama, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
sotasatama (Finnish): naval port
Ancestry of “sotasatama”, step by step
sotasatama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish satama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | satama | harbour, port, haven; port authority; Agent... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | satama | harbor, haven |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish sota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sota | war; warfare; military, war- |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sota | war, conflict |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śoďa | war |