Where does “valoammus” come from?

valoammus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammus, from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.

valoammus (Finnish): flare

Definitions

  1. flare

Ancestry of “valoammus”, step by step

valoammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →
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