Where does “hiillostua” come from?
hiillostua (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiillostaa, from Finnish hiillos, from Finnish hiiltää, from Finnish hiili, from Proto-Finnic hiili — charcoal; ember.
hiillostua (Finnish): To char
Definitions
- To char
Ancestry of “hiillostua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiillostaa | to barbecue or grill with embers |
| 2 | Finnish | hiillos | embers smoldering or glowing remains of a fire |
| 3 | Finnish | hiiltää | to char; Third-person singular indicative present... |
| 4 | Finnish | hiili | coal; charcoal; carbon |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | hiili | charcoal; ember |