Where does “hiiliryhmä” come from?

hiiliryhmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryhmä, from Proto-Finnic rühmä — group.

hiiliryhmä (Finnish): carbon group

Definitions

  1. carbon group

Ancestry of “hiiliryhmä”, step by step

hiiliryhmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup

via Finnish hiili

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