Where does “paineilma-ase” come from?

paineilma-ase (Finnish) comes from Finnish paineilma, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

paineilma-ase (Finnish): compressed air gun

Definitions

  1. compressed air gun

Ancestry of “paineilma-ase”, step by step

paineilma-ase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paineilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaineilmacompressed air, pressurized air; pneumatic
2FinnishIlmaair
3Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
4Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
5Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
6Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ri
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