Where does “kilpitulivuori” come from?

kilpitulivuori (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulivuori, from Finnish Vuori, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

kilpitulivuori (Finnish): shield volcano

Definitions

  1. shield volcano

Ancestry of “kilpitulivuori”, step by step

kilpitulivuori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulivuori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulivuorivolcano
2FinnishVuorimountain large mass of earth and rock
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish kilpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpishield, protective armor; shield with route...
2Proto-Finnickilpishield
3Proto-Germanichlībōshelter, covering
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish Vuori →