Where does “ampumahautakuume” come from?

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

ampumahautakuume (Finnish): trench fever

Definitions

  1. trench fever

Ancestry of “ampumahautakuume”, step by step

ampumahautakuume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ampumahauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishampumahautatrench
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish kuume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumefever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
2Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
3Proto-Finnickuumahot
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →