Where does “punttaaja” come from?

punttaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish puntata, from Finnish puntti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz — to knock, strike.

punttaaja (Finnish): AWOL a person who holds AWOL status

Definitions

  1. AWOL a person who holds AWOL status

Ancestry of “punttaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuntataTo go AWOL
2Finnishpunttileg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for...
3Swedishbultbolt
4Low Germanbolt—
5Middle Low Germanboltebolt
6Old Saxonbolt—
7Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
8Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →