Where does “kuolonvuosi” come from?

kuolonvuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

kuolonvuosi (Finnish): a year with many deaths

Definitions

  1. a year with many deaths

Ancestry of “kuolonvuosi”, step by step

kuolonvuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote—
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish kuolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolodeath
2Finnishkuollato die
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëde →Every word from Proto-Finnic oote →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooci →