Where does “hiili” come from?
hiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivihiili, from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
hiili (Finnish): coal; charcoal; carbon
Ancestry of “hiili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kivihiili | coal, black coal, bituminous coal |
| 2 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 3 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |
Words derived from “hiili”