Where does “pystyammunta” come from?
pystyammunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammunta, from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.
pystyammunta (Finnish): shooting in standing position
Definitions
- shooting in standing position
Ancestry of “pystyammunta”, step by step
pystyammunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ammunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ammunta | shooting, gunnery; mooing |
| 2 | Finnish | ampua | To shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ampudak | to shoot |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ampɜ- | — |
via Finnish pysty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pysty | Indicative present connegative form of pystyä;... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |