Where does “hiilikenttä” come from?

hiilikenttä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenttä, from Proto-Samic kientē — meadow, field.

hiilikenttä (Finnish): coalfield region containing deposits of coal that may be mined

Definitions

  1. coalfield region containing deposits of coal that may be mined

Ancestry of “hiilikenttä”, step by step

hiilikenttä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field

via Finnish hiili

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