Where does “valaisuammus” come from?

valaisuammus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaisu, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

valaisuammus (Finnish): illumination round, illuminating round artillery round or another projectile used to illuminate an area

Definitions

  1. illumination round, illuminating round artillery round or another projectile used to illuminate an area

Ancestry of “valaisuammus”, step by step

valaisuammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaisulighting, illumination
2Finnishvalaistato light, illuminate; to shed light on,...
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →