Where does “sumppupuolustus” come from?

sumppupuolustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolustus, from Finnish puolustaa, from Finnish puolus, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

sumppupuolustus (Finnish): defense by bunching up in front of the goal

Definitions

  1. defense by bunching up in front of the goal

Ancestry of “sumppupuolustus”, step by step

sumppupuolustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolustusdefense US, defence UK
2Finnishpuolustaato defend
3Finnishpuolus—
4Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
5Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
6Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish sumppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumppucorf container to keep caught fish alive under water
2Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
3Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
4Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
5Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
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