Where does “hiilikuitu” come from?

hiilikuitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuitu, from Proto-Finnic kuitu, from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ.

hiilikuitu (Finnish): carbon fiber; short for hiilikuitukomposiitti

Definitions

  1. carbon fiber; short for hiilikuitukomposiitti

Ancestry of “hiilikuitu”, step by step

hiilikuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember

Words derived from “hiilikuitu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuitu →Every word from Finnish kuitu →