Where does “sirpalevaikutus” come from?

sirpalevaikutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sirpale, from Finnish -le, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

sirpalevaikutus (Finnish): area of effect of a fragmentation bomb

Definitions

  1. area of effect of a fragmentation bomb

Ancestry of “sirpalevaikutus”, step by step

sirpalevaikutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sirpale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirpaleshard, splinter, fragment, chip
2Finnish-leForms diminutive nouns
3Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
4Finnishhartiashoulder
5Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
6Greekχαρτίpaper
7Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
8Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
9Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish vaikutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaikutusinfluence, effect, impact; impression; action
2Finnishvaikuttaato influence, have an influence on, affect, have...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης