Where does “hiilikerros” come from?

hiilikerros (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerros, from Finnish kerrata, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

hiilikerros (Finnish): layer or sheen of coal

Definitions

  1. layer or sheen of coal

Ancestry of “hiilikerros”, step by step

hiilikerros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerrosfloor, storey; layer; Second-person singular...
2FinnishkerrataTo repeat or reread
3Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
4Proto-Finnickertatime
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-