Where does “hiilisuoni” come from?

hiilisuoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoni, from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

hiilisuoni (Finnish): coal seam, coal bed

Definitions

  1. coal seam, coal bed

Ancestry of “hiilisuoni”, step by step

hiilisuoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooni →Every word from Finnish suoni →
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