Where does “pohjatuhka” come from?

pohjatuhka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuhka, from Proto-Finnic tuhka, from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske-.

pohjatuhka (Finnish): bottom ash

Definitions

  1. bottom ash

Ancestry of “pohjatuhka”, step by step

pohjatuhka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhkaash
2Proto-Finnictuhkaash
3Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-—

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →