Where does “reikäpääluoti” come from?

reikäpääluoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

reikäpääluoti (Finnish): hollow point bullet

Definitions

  1. hollow point bullet

Ancestry of “reikäpääluoti”, step by step

reikäpääluoti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
2Old Swedishlodh
3Middle Low Germanlōt
4Old Saxonlōd
5Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud