Where does “cumuluspilvi” come from?
cumuluspilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.
cumuluspilvi (Finnish): cumulus cloud, cumulus cloud
Definitions
- cumulus cloud, cumulus cloud
Ancestry of “cumuluspilvi”, step by step
cumuluspilvi 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 cumulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | cumulus | cumulus cloud |
| 2 | Latin | cumulus | heap, pile; surplus; summit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ku-m-olo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |