Where does “ryhmäase” come from?

ryhmäase (Finnish) comes from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

ryhmäase (Finnish): weapon or gun operated by a group as opposed to a single person

Definitions

  1. weapon or gun operated by a group as opposed to a single person

Ancestry of “ryhmäase”, step by step

ryhmäase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic asek →