Where does “pafarmo” come from?

pafarmo (Ido) comes from Ido armo, from Esperanto armo — weapon.

pafarmo (Ido): firearm

Definitions

  1. firearm

Ancestry of “pafarmo”, step by step

pafarmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido armo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoarmoweapon; arms
2Esperantoarmoweapon

via Ido pafar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idopafarto shoot, fire
Every word from Esperanto armo →Every word from Ido armo →