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
- blast, detonation, explosion
Ancestry of “ampu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ampua | To shoot |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ampudak | to shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ampɜ- | — |