Where does “varoituslaukaus” come from?

varoituslaukaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish varoitus, from Finnish varoittaa, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varoituslaukaus (Finnish): warning shot

Definitions

  1. warning shot

Ancestry of “varoituslaukaus”, step by step

varoituslaukaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaroituswarning
2Finnishvaroittaato warn; to forewarn
3Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
4Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish laukaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukausgunshot; shot
2Finnish-aus—
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warō →