Where does “pilvenlonka” come from?

pilvenlonka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lonka, from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

pilvenlonka (Finnish): A single, large cloud

Definitions

  1. A single, large cloud

Ancestry of “pilvenlonka”, step by step

pilvenlonka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lonka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlonkaA single, large cloud; pitko
2Swedishlånglong; tall
3Old Swedishlangerlong
4Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish Pilvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPilvicloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke
2Finnishpilvicloud; hashish, marijuana
3Proto-Finnicpilvicloud
4Proto-Uralicpilwecloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →