Where does “tulekahju” come from?

tulekahju (Estonian) comes from Estonian tuli, from Proto-Finnic tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.

tulekahju (Estonian): destructive fire

Definitions

  1. destructive fire

Ancestry of “tulekahju”, step by step

tulekahju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantulifire; light, lightsource; check
2Proto-Finnictulifire
3Proto-Uralictulefire

via Estonian kahju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankahjuharm, injury; damage
2Proto-Finnickaihoharm, damage, loss
Every word from Proto-Uralic tule →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuli →Every word from Estonian tuli →