Where does “kaasuliekki” come from?

kaasuliekki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaasu, from Proto-Uralic käsä — dew.

kaasuliekki (Finnish): gas flame

Definitions

  1. gas flame

Ancestry of “kaasuliekki”, step by step

kaasuliekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew

via Finnish liekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliekkiflame; Short for liekkiviina
2Proto-Finnicleekkiflame
Every word from Proto-Uralic käsä →Every word from Finnish kaasu →