Where does “tykistötuli” come from?

tykistötuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykistö, 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.

tykistötuli (Finnish): shellfire

Definitions

  1. shellfire

Ancestry of “tykistötuli”, step by step

tykistötuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykistöartillery
2Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
3Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
4Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →