Where does “tykinkantama” come from?

tykinkantama (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.

tykinkantama (Finnish): gun range, cannon range the range of a large gun or cannon

Definitions

  1. gun range, cannon range the range of a large gun or cannon

Ancestry of “tykinkantama”, step by step

tykinkantama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
2Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
3Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
4Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish kantama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkantamaRange, -shot; Agent participle of kantaa
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją
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