Where does “laserase” come from?

laserase (Finnish) comes from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

laserase (Finnish): laser gun, laser weapon

Definitions

  1. laser gun, laser weapon

Ancestry of “laserase”, step by step

laserase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaserlaser
2EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
3Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
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