Where does “hiilenmusta” come from?

hiilenmusta (Finnish) comes from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.

hiilenmusta (Finnish): black as coal

Definitions

  1. black as coal

Ancestry of “hiilenmusta”, step by step

hiilenmusta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Finnish -ntää →