Where does “hiilipitoinen” come from?

hiilipitoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiili, from Proto-Finnic hiili — charcoal; ember.

hiilipitoinen (Finnish): carbonaceous, carboniferous

Definitions

  1. carbonaceous, carboniferous

Ancestry of “hiilipitoinen”, step by step

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