Where does “hiilivuoto” come from?

hiilivuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuoto, from Finnish vuotaa, from Proto-Finnic vootadak, from Proto-Finnic voo, from Proto-Uralic uwa- — to flow.

hiilivuoto (Finnish): carbon leakage

Definitions

  1. carbon leakage

Ancestry of “hiilivuoto”, step by step

hiilivuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuotoleak
2FinnishvuotaaTo leak, run, trickle, flow; to ooze, seep; to...
3Proto-Finnicvootadakto flow; to trickle, to seep; to leak
4Proto-Finnicvooflow
5Proto-Uralicuwa-to flow

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Uralic uwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voo →Every word from Proto-Finnic vootadak →