Where does “tykkituli” come from?

tykkituli (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.

tykkituli (Finnish): artillery fire, shellfire, shelling artillery bombardment; firing of artillery shells

Definitions

  1. artillery fire, shellfire, shelling artillery bombardment; firing of artillery shells

Ancestry of “tykkituli”, step by step

tykkituli 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 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 →