Where does “ydinasehyökkäys” come from?

ydinasehyökkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ydinase, from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

ydinasehyökkäys (Finnish): nuclear weapons attack, nuclear attack

Definitions

  1. nuclear weapons attack, nuclear attack

Ancestry of “ydinasehyökkäys”, step by step

ydinasehyökkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ydinase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishydinasenuclear weapon
2Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
3Proto-Finnicasekweapon
4Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
5Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic asek →