Where does “kuolemanhiljaisuus” come from?

kuolemanhiljaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kuolemanhiljaisuus (Finnish): silence of death, dead silence

Definitions

  1. silence of death, dead silence

Ancestry of “kuolemanhiljaisuus”, step by step

kuolemanhiljaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Finnish hiljaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiljaisuussilence
2Finnishhiljainenquiet; silent; tacit
3Proto-Finnichiljainen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →
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