Where does “tulirelv” come from?

tulirelv (Estonian) comes from Estonian tuli, from Proto-Finnic tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.

tulirelv (Estonian): firearm, gun

Definitions

  1. firearm, gun

Ancestry of “tulirelv”, step by step

tulirelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantulifire; light, lightsource; check
2Proto-Finnictulifire
3Proto-Uralictulefire

via Estonian relv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrelvweapon; gun, firearm
Every word from Proto-Uralic tule →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuli →Every word from Estonian tuli →