Where does “hiillos” come from?
hiillos (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiltää, from Finnish hiili, from Proto-Finnic hiili — charcoal; ember.
hiillos (Finnish): embers smoldering or glowing remains of a fire
Definitions
- embers smoldering or glowing remains of a fire
Ancestry of “hiillos”, step by step
hiillos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hiiltää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiiltää | to char; Third-person singular indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | hiili | coal; charcoal; carbon |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hiili | charcoal; ember |
via Finnish os
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | os | — |