Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “nuohousharja” come from? nuohousharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
nuohousharja (Finnish): chimney broom, chimney brush
Definitions chimney broom, chimney brush Ancestry of “nuohousharja”, step by step nuohousharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harja Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish harja brush; mane; crest 2 Russian Харитон — 3 Finnish -nen Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... 4 Finnish -inen -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... 5 Finnish -uus Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality 6 Proto-Finnic -uc -ness, -hood
via Finnish nuohous Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish nuohous chimney sweeping 2 Finnish nuohota To sweep a chimney 3 Finnish -ta A suffix for the partitive singular case; Forms... 4 Proto-Finnic -ta Partitive ending 5 Proto-Uralic -tä from