Where does “hiilivety” come from?
hiilivety (Finnish) comes from Finnish vety, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
hiilivety (Finnish): hydrocarbon
Ancestry of “hiilivety”, step by step
hiilivety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vety | hydrogen; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish hiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiili | coal; charcoal; carbon |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiili | charcoal; ember |
Words derived from “hiilivety”