Where does “taistelutanner” come from?
taistelutanner (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
taistelutanner (Finnish): battleground
Ancestry of “taistelutanner”, step by step
taistelutanner 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 Tanner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tanner | an open flat area of land: field, yard |
| 2 | Finnish | tanner | field; ground; hard tamped soil or snow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tander | hard trampled ground or snow |