Where does “harhalaukaus” come from?

harhalaukaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukaus, from Finnish -aus, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

harhalaukaus (Finnish): missed shot, stray shot

Definitions

  1. missed shot, stray shot

Ancestry of “harhalaukaus”, step by step

harhalaukaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukausgunshot; shot
2Finnish-aus—
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish -aus →
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