Where does “rynnäkkötykki” come from?

rynnäkkötykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

rynnäkkötykki (Finnish): assault gun

Definitions

  1. assault gun

Ancestry of “rynnäkkötykki”, step by step

rynnäkkötykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
2Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
3Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
4Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish rynnäkkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrynnäkköA charge
2Finnishrynnätäto rush; to charge, attack
3Finnishtäwhat
4FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →