Where does “muurihammastus” come from?

muurihammastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammastus, from Finnish hammastaa, from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

muurihammastus (Finnish): crenellation pattern along the top of a fortified wall, in the form of multiple, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall

Definitions

  1. crenellation pattern along the top of a fortified wall, in the form of multiple, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall

Ancestry of “muurihammastus”, step by step

muurihammastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastusdenticulation, serration, indentation, teething arrangement that resembles teeth
2Finnishhammastaato indent, serrate
3Finnishhammastooth
4Proto-Finnichambastooth
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish muuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuriwall; barrier, wall
2Old Swedishmur—
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →