Where does “kivihiiliterva” come from?

kivihiiliterva (Finnish) comes from Finnish terva, from Proto-Finnic terva, from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

kivihiiliterva (Finnish): coal tar

Definitions

  1. coal tar

Ancestry of “kivihiiliterva”, step by step

kivihiiliterva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervatar
2Proto-Finnictervatar
3Proto-Indo-Europeandérw-o-m
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Finnish kivihiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivihiilicoal, black coal, bituminous coal
2Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
3Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-
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