Where does “keskipilvi” come from?
keskipilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.
keskipilvi (Finnish): mid-level cloud, medium height cloud
Definitions
- mid-level cloud, medium height cloud
Ancestry of “keskipilvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Pilvi | cloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke |
| 2 | Finnish | pilvi | cloud; hashish, marijuana |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pilvi | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pilwe | cloud |