Where does “cirruspilvi” come from?
cirruspilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.
cirruspilvi (Finnish): cirrus, cirrus cloud
Ancestry of “cirruspilvi”, step by step
cirruspilvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Pilvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pilvi | cloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke |
| 2 | Finnish | pilvi | cloud; hashish, marijuana |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pilvi | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pilwe | cloud |
via Finnish cirrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | cirrus | cirrus type of cloud |
| 2 | New Latin | cirrus | a curl; the fringe of clothes; the tentacle of an... |