Where does “paukkuvaloheite” come from?

paukkuvaloheite (Finnish) comes from Finnish heite, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

paukkuvaloheite (Finnish): stun grenade

Definitions

  1. stun grenade

Ancestry of “paukkuvaloheite”, step by step

paukkuvaloheite traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheiteejecta; grenade
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-—
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish paukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaukkudetonation; bang; shot
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje →Every word from Proto-Finnic šej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk →
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