Where does “kuorma-ammus” come from?

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

kuorma-ammus (Finnish): cluster munition, especially one fired from artillery

Definitions

  1. cluster munition, especially one fired from artillery

Ancestry of “kuorma-ammus”, step by step

kuorma-ammus 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 kuorma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuormaload, charge, burden
2Proto-Finnickoormaload, burden
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