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Where does “tarkk'ampuja” come from?

tarkk'ampuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkk'ampuja (Finnish): Dated form of tarkka-ampuja

Definitions

  1. Dated form of tarkka-ampuja

Ancestry of “tarkk'ampuja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
2Swedishstärk
3Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
4Old Norsesterkrstrong
5Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
6Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
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