Where does “hiilipöly” come from?

hiilipöly (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöly, from Proto-Finnic pölü.

hiilipöly (Finnish): coal dust

Definitions

  1. coal dust

Ancestry of “hiilipöly”, step by step

hiilipöly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü—

via Finnish hiili

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