Where does “suorasuuntaustykki” come from?
suorasuuntaustykki (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.
suorasuuntaustykki (Finnish): direct fire gun
Definitions
- direct fire gun
Ancestry of “suorasuuntaustykki”, step by step
suorasuuntaustykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tykki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tykki | gun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;... |
| 2 | Swedish | stycke | a piece; a paragraph |
| 3 | Old Norse | stykki | piece, chop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish suorasuuntaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suorasuuntaus | aiming with or for direct fire |
| 2 | Finnish | suuntaus | trend; orientation |
| 3 | Finnish | suunnata | to direct; to target, aim; to head |
| 4 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 5 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |