Where does “kaarilaukaus” come from?

kaarilaukaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukaus, from Finnish -aus, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

kaarilaukaus (Finnish): arched shot, a shot of a projectile in which the projectile moves in an arc

Definitions

  1. arched shot, a shot of a projectile in which the projectile moves in an arc

Ancestry of “kaarilaukaus”, step by step

kaarilaukaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukausgunshot; shot
2Finnish-aus—
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish -aus →