Where does “savuammus” come from?

savuammus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammus, from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.

savuammus (Finnish): smoke projectile

Definitions

  1. smoke projectile

Ancestry of “savuammus”, step by step

savuammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish savu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
2Proto-Finnicsavu—
3Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →