Where does “hohkasilikaatti” come from?

hohkasilikaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohka, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

hohkasilikaatti (Finnish): tectosilicate, silica; silica group

Definitions

  1. tectosilicate, silica; silica group

Ancestry of “hohkasilikaatti”, step by step

hohkasilikaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohkaglow; porous material
2Finnishhohkaa
3Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish silikaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilikaattisilicate

Words derived from “hohkasilikaatti

Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadakEvery word from Finnish hohkaaEvery word from Finnish hohka