Where does “tulenjohtoelin” come from?
tulenjohtoelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
tulenjohtoelin (Finnish): artillery fire control unit, artillery observation unit
Definitions
- artillery fire control unit, artillery observation unit
Ancestry of “tulenjohtoelin”, step by step
tulenjohtoelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish tulenjohto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulenjohto | (artillery) fire control, artillery observation directing indirect fire, particularly artillery fire, at a specific target |
| 2 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |