Where does “ilmatorjuntatykki” come from?
ilmatorjuntatykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
ilmatorjuntatykki (Finnish): anti-aircraft gun, flak
Definitions
- anti-aircraft gun, flak
Ancestry of “ilmatorjuntatykki”, step by step
ilmatorjuntatykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tykki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tykki | gun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;... |
| 2 | Swedish | stycke | a piece; a paragraph |
| 3 | Old Norse | stykki | piece, chop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish ilmatorjunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilmatorjunta | air defense, air defence; As modifier in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 3 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 5 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |