Where does “kulovahinko” come from?

kulovahinko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulo, from Proto-Finnic kulo, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w-.

kulovahinko (Finnish): wildfire damage damage caused by a wildfire

Definitions

  1. wildfire damage damage caused by a wildfire

Ancestry of “kulovahinko”, step by step

kulovahinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuloDry, dead grass from previous summer; wildfire
2Proto-Finnickulodry grass from previous year
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂w-—

via Finnish vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulo →Every word from Finnish kulo →