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Where does “tarkistusammunta” come from?

tarkistusammunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkistus, from Finnish tarkistaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkistusammunta (Finnish): firing of artillery to verify whether it can hit...

Definitions

  1. firing of artillery to verify whether it can hit...

Ancestry of “tarkistusammunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkistusinspection, revision
2Finnishtarkistaato check, inspect, verify, check up
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärk
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
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