Where does “kuuropilvi” come from?
kuuropilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.
kuuropilvi (Finnish): cumulonimbus type of cloud
Definitions
- cumulonimbus type of cloud
Ancestry of “kuuropilvi”, step by step
kuuropilvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Pilvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pilvi | cloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke |
| 2 | Finnish | pilvi | cloud; hashish, marijuana |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pilvi | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pilwe | cloud |
via Finnish kuuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuuro | deaf; deaf person; rain shower, shower |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuuro | rain shower, shower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skūrō | storm; short shower; shelter, shack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱēwer- | north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower |