Where does “salamalaukaisin” come from?
salamalaukaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukaisin, from Finnish laukaista, from Finnish laueta, from Finnish -eta, from Proto-Finnic -nt'ak.
salamalaukaisin (Finnish): flashgun
Ancestry of “salamalaukaisin”, step by step
salamalaukaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laukaisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laukaisin | A device for firing a bullet, missile etc. A... |
| 2 | Finnish | laukaista | to fire; to launch; to trigger |
| 3 | Finnish | laueta | to go off; to relax; to ejaculate, to come |
| 4 | Finnish | -eta | Forms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become "... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -nt'ak | — |
via Finnish Salama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Salama | lightning, bolt |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | salama | lightning |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śala | elm |