Where does “mustaliuske” come from?

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

mustaliuske (Finnish): black shale

Definitions

  1. black shale

Ancestry of “mustaliuske”, step by step

mustaliuske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liuske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliuskeschist, slate; flagstone
2FinnisheE note

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Finnish e →Every word from Finnish liuske →