Where does “taistelukärki” come from?
taistelukärki (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
taistelukärki (Finnish): warhead
Ancestry of “taistelukärki”, step by step
taistelukärki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taistelu | fight; struggle; battle |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish kärki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärki | point, tip, cusp; lead; vertex |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärki | black woodpecker |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kärke | — |
Words derived from “taistelukärki”