Where does “vihollistaistelija” come from?
vihollistaistelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
vihollistaistelija (Finnish): enemy combatant
Definitions
- enemy combatant
Ancestry of “vihollistaistelija”, step by step
vihollistaistelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taistelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taistelija | A fighter; A warrior; A combatant |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish vihollinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihollinen | An enemy |
| 2 | Finnish | viha | anger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |