Where does “joukkoammunta” come from?

joukkoammunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish joukko, from Proto-Finnic joukko, from Proto-Germanic jaukiją, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

joukkoammunta (Finnish): mass shooting

Definitions

  1. mass shooting

Ancestry of “joukkoammunta”, step by step

joukkoammunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Finnish ammunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammuntashooting, gunnery; mooing
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukiją →Every word from Proto-Finnic joukko →