Where does “liuskekaasu” come from?

liuskekaasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish liuske, from Finnish e — E note.

liuskekaasu (Finnish): shale gas

Definitions

  1. shale gas

Ancestry of “liuskekaasu”, step by step

liuskekaasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liuske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliuskeschist, slate; flagstone
2FinnisheE note

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Finnish e →Every word from Finnish liuske →
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