Where does “ohjussiilo” come from?

ohjussiilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjus, from Finnish ohjata, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohjat'ak.

ohjussiilo (Finnish): missile silo

Definitions

  1. missile silo

Ancestry of “ohjussiilo”, step by step

ohjussiilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjusmissile, guided missile
2Finnishohjatato steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohjat'ak—

via Finnish siilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiilosilo
2Spanishsilosilo
3Ancient Greekσιρόςpit for keeping corn in; pitfall
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohjat'ak →Every word from Finnish ohjata →Every word from Finnish ohjus →