Where does “muurinsärkijä” come from?

muurinsärkijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish särkijä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

muurinsärkijä (Finnish): battering ram

Definitions

  1. battering ram

Ancestry of “muurinsärkijä”, step by step

muurinsärkijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish särkijä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsärkijäbreaker, cracker; Distortion effect pedal used...
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

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 -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw
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