Where does “ampu” come from?

ampu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.

ampu (Finnish): blast, detonation, explosion

Definitions

  1. blast, detonation, explosion

Ancestry of “ampu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishampuaTo shoot
2Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
3Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

Words derived from “ampu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →