Where does “kaukolaukaus” come from?

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

kaukolaukaus (Finnish): long shot

Definitions

  1. long shot

Ancestry of “kaukolaukaus”, step by step

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