Where does “taistelulaulu” come from?

taistelulaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

taistelulaulu (Finnish): battle song

Definitions

  1. battle song

Ancestry of “taistelulaulu”, step by step

taistelulaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaistelufight; struggle; battle
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →