Where does “ampumaseura” come from?

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

ampumaseura (Finnish): shooting club

Definitions

  1. shooting club

Ancestry of “ampumaseura”, step by step

ampumaseura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ampua

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

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudakEvery word from Finnish ampua