Where does “torjuntaohjus” come from?
torjuntaohjus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjus, from Finnish ohjata, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohjat'ak.
torjuntaohjus (Finnish): interceptor missile
Ancestry of “torjuntaohjus”, step by step
torjuntaohjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ohjus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohjus | missile, guided missile |
| 2 | Finnish | ohjata | to steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ohjat'ak | — |
via Finnish torjunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torjunta | prevention; foiling of an attack; prevention,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntä | Front vowel variant of -nta; API |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |