Where does “lyömämiekka” come from?

lyömämiekka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyödä, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

lyömämiekka (Finnish): broadsword

Definitions

  1. broadsword

Ancestry of “lyömämiekka”, step by step

lyömämiekka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyödä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyödäto hit, strike, knock; to beat; to hurl, chuck,...
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Finnish miekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkasword
2Proto-Finnicmeekkasword
3Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic löödäk →Every word from Finnish lyödä →