Where does “jymypaukku” come from?

jymypaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish paukku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

jymypaukku (Finnish): bombshell something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational

Definitions

  1. bombshell something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational

Ancestry of “jymypaukku”, step by step

jymypaukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaukkudetonation; bang; shot
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish jymy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjymysensational, huge
2Finnishjymistäto rumble
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish paukku →