Where does “superase” come from?

superase (Finnish) comes from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

superase (Finnish): superweapon

Definitions

  1. superweapon

Ancestry of “superase”, step by step

superase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuper
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek