Where does “väsytystaistelu” come from?
väsytystaistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
väsytystaistelu (Finnish): battle of attrition
Ancestry of “väsytystaistelu”, step by step
väsytystaistelu 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 väsytys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väsytys | tiring, making tired |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |