Where does “ampumarako” come from?

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

ampumarako (Finnish): loophole slit in a castle wall or defensive embankment for shooting or firing

Definitions

  1. loophole slit in a castle wall or defensive embankment for shooting or firing

Ancestry of “ampumarako”, step by step

ampumarako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ampua

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

via Finnish rako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakoslit, slot; crack; chink
2Proto-Finnicrakocrack
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →