From ок (ok, “bullet”) + шашув (şaşuv, “to throw”). Calque of Russian пулемёт (pulemjót, “bullet-thrower”), from пуля (pulja, “bullet”) + метать (metatʹ, “to throw”). Cognate to Kazakh оқшашар (oqşaşar).
окшашар • (okşaşar)
