Where does “pommikiitäjäinen” come from?

pommikiitäjäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiitäjäinen, from Finnish kiitäjä, 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.

pommikiitäjäinen (Finnish): Brachinus explosus species of bombardier beetle

Definitions

  1. Brachinus explosus species of bombardier beetle

Ancestry of “pommikiitäjäinen”, step by step

pommikiitäjäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiitäjäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiitäjäinenSynonym of maakiitäjäinen
2Finnishkiitäjähawk moth, sphinx moth, sphingid; hornworm; swift
3Finnishice
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe
8Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish pommi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpommibomb
2Swedishbomba bomb
3Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
4Italianbombabomb
5Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
6LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
7Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw