Where does “ampuma-aukko” come from?

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

ampuma-aukko (Finnish): embrasure, loophole, crenel

Definitions

  1. embrasure, loophole, crenel

Ancestry of “ampuma-aukko”, step by step

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

via Finnish ampua

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

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →