Where does “ammuntalaji” come from?

ammuntalaji (Finnish) comes from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

ammuntalaji (Finnish): shooting event

Definitions

  1. shooting event

Ancestry of “ammuntalaji”, step by step

ammuntalaji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
2Old Swedishslagh
3Middle Low Germanslach
4Old Saxonslag
5Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
6Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
7Low Germanslagge
8Middle Low Germanslagge
9Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
10Old Saxonslāhanto hit
11Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish ammunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammuntashooting, gunnery; mooing
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan
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