Where does “puuhiili” come from?
puuhiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiili, from Finnish kivihiili, from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
puuhiili (Finnish): charcoal
Ancestry of “puuhiili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hiili | coal; charcoal; carbon |
| 2 | Finnish | kivihiili | coal, black coal, bituminous coal |
| 3 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 4 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |