Where does “nuoliammus” come from?

nuoliammus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammus, from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.

nuoliammus (Finnish): flechette

Definitions

  1. flechette

Ancestry of “nuoliammus”, step by step

nuoliammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish nuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuoliarrow; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicnooliarrow
3Proto-Uralicńëlearrow
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →