Where does “kumpupilvi” come from?

kumpupilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.

kumpupilvi (Finnish): cumulus

Definitions

  1. cumulus

Ancestry of “kumpupilvi”, step by step

kumpupilvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Pilvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPilvicloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke
2Finnishpilvicloud; hashish, marijuana
3Proto-Finnicpilvicloud
4Proto-Uralicpilwecloud

via Finnish kumpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkumpuA hummock, hillock; A mound
2Proto-Finnickumpuhillock, knoll
3Proto-Uralickumpawave
Every word from Proto-Uralic pilwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pilvi →Every word from Finnish pilvi →