Where does “koillistuuli” come from?
koillistuuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish koillinen, from Finnish koi, from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい.
koillistuuli (Finnish): north-east wind
Ancestry of “koillistuuli”, step by step
koillistuuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koillinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koillinen | northeast; northeastern |
| 2 | Finnish | koi | short form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鯉 | carp, specifically, the common carp |
| 4 | Old Japanese | こい | — |
via Finnish Tuuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tuuli | wind |
| 2 | Finnish | Tuulikki | A forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala |