Where does “lähtölaukaus” come from?

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

lähtölaukaus (Finnish): starting shot pistol shot that acts as signal to begin a race

Definitions

  1. starting shot pistol shot that acts as signal to begin a race

Ancestry of “lähtölaukaus”, step by step

lähtölaukaus 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 lähtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähtödeparture; start; takeoff
2Finnishlähteäto leave, go, go away, start, start out, start...
3Proto-Finnicläktedäkto leave, to depart
4Proto-Uralicläkte-to leave
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish -aus →