Where does “kuonakasa” come from?

kuonakasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

kuonakasa (Finnish): slag heap

Definitions

  1. slag heap

Ancestry of “kuonakasa”, step by step

kuonakasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish kuona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonaslag; scum, cinder
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kasô →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasa →