Where does “tunnusteluhyökkäys” come from?

tunnusteluhyökkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnustelu, from Finnish tunnustella, from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

tunnusteluhyökkäys (Finnish): probing attack

Definitions

  1. probing attack

Ancestry of “tunnusteluhyökkäys”, step by step

tunnusteluhyökkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnustelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnustelufeeling, fumbling
2Finnishtunnustellato feel, fumble, probe; to palpate
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-