Where does “ampumalava” come from?

ampumalava (Finnish) comes from Finnish lava, from Proto-Finnic lava, from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ.

ampumalava (Finnish): shooting platform

Definitions

  1. shooting platform

Ancestry of “ampumalava”, step by step

ampumalava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlavabed; platform; stage
2Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
3Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ—

via Finnish ampua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishampuaTo shoot
2Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
3Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lava →Every word from Finnish lava →