Where does “kaasuammus” come from?

kaasuammus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammus, from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.

kaasuammus (Finnish): gas shell, gas projectile

Definitions

  1. gas shell, gas projectile

Ancestry of “kaasuammus”, step by step

kaasuammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →