Where does “hiiliharja” come from?

hiiliharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hiiliharja (Finnish): carbon brush part which conducts electric current between stationary wires and moving parts such as in electric motors and generators

Definitions

  1. carbon brush part which conducts electric current between stationary wires and moving parts such as in electric motors and generators

Ancestry of “hiiliharja”, step by step

hiiliharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
2RussianХаритон—
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →