Where does “kivihiili” come from?

kivihiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

kivihiili (Finnish): coal, black coal, bituminous coal

Definitions

  1. coal, black coal, bituminous coal

Ancestry of “kivihiili”, step by step

kivihiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember

Words derived from “kivihiili”

Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish kivi →