Where does “sukellusveneentorjunta” come from?

sukellusveneentorjunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukellusvene, from Finnish sukellus, from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

sukellusveneentorjunta (Finnish): anti-submarine warfare

Definitions

  1. anti-submarine warfare

Ancestry of “sukellusveneentorjunta”, step by step

sukellusveneentorjunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukellusvene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukellusvenesubmarine
2Finnishsukellusdive, diving
3Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
4Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems

via Finnish torjunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorjuntaprevention; foiling of an attack; prevention,...
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -usEvery word from Finnish -usEvery word from Finnish sukellus