Where does “joukkotuhoase” come from?

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

joukkotuhoase (Finnish): A weapon of mass destruction

Definitions

  1. A weapon of mass destruction

Ancestry of “joukkotuhoase”, step by step

joukkotuhoase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joukkotuho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjoukkotuhoA mass destruction, a holocaust
2Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
3Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
4Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukijąEvery word from Proto-Finnic joukko