Where does “kaasupilvi” come from?

kaasupilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.

kaasupilvi (Finnish): A cloud of gas; A nebula

Definitions

  1. A cloud of gas; A nebula

Ancestry of “kaasupilvi”, step by step

kaasupilvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Pilvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPilvicloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke
2Finnishpilvicloud; hashish, marijuana
3Proto-Finnicpilvicloud
4Proto-Uralicpilwecloud

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Uralic pilwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pilvi →Every word from Finnish pilvi →