Where does “tarkka-ampujapataljoona” come from?
tarkka-ampujapataljoona (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkka-ampuja, from German Scharfschütze, from German scharf, from Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- — to caw, crow.
tarkka-ampujapataljoona (Finnish): sniper battalion
Definitions
- sniper battalion
Ancestry of “tarkka-ampujapataljoona”, step by step
tarkka-ampujapataljoona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkka-ampuja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkka-ampuja | sniper, marksman, sharpshooter |
| 2 | German | Scharfschütze | sniper |
| 3 | German | scharf | sharp; able to cut; sharp; sharp; in focus |
| 4 | Middle High German | scharpf | sharp |
| 5 | Old High German | scarf | sharp |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skarp | sharp |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skarpaz | rough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerb- | rough, sharp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Finnish pataljoona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pataljoona | battalion |
| 2 | Swedish | bataljon | a battalion |
| 3 | French | bataillon | battalion |
| 4 | Italian | battaglione | battalion |
| 5 | Italian | battaglia | battle, fight; third-person singular present... |
| 6 | Late Latin | battualia | military exercises |
| 7 | Latin | battuo | I beat, hit, pound, beat up; I fight; I bang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |