Where does “ampuma-ase” come from?

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

ampuma-ase (Finnish): firearm

Definitions

  1. firearm

Ancestry of “ampuma-ase”, step by step

ampuma-ase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ase

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

via Finnish ampua

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

Words derived from “ampuma-ase”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic asek →