Where does “valojuova-ammus” come from?

valojuova-ammus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valojuova, from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

valojuova-ammus (Finnish): tracer, tracer round, tracer bullet piece of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance

Definitions

  1. tracer, tracer round, tracer bullet piece of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance

Ancestry of “valojuova-ammus”, step by step

valojuova-ammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valojuova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalojuovastreak of light
2Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
3Finnishjuodato drink
4Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →