Where does “ruskohiili” come from?

ruskohiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish rusko, from Finnish ruskea, from Proto-Finnic ruskeda — brown, red.

ruskohiili (Finnish): lignite, brown coal

Definitions

  1. lignite, brown coal

Ancestry of “ruskohiili”, step by step

ruskohiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rusko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishruskoThe reddish glow at or near the horizon during...
2Finnishruskeabrown; A brown color
3Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Finnic ruskeda →Every word from Finnish ruskea →Every word from Finnish rusko →