Where does “hirviammunta” come from?

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

hirviammunta (Finnish): field shooting on an elk-shaped target

Definitions

  1. field shooting on an elk-shaped target

Ancestry of “hirviammunta”, step by step

hirviammunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammuntashooting, gunnery; mooing
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →