Where does “savukiehkura” come from?

savukiehkura (Finnish) comes from Finnish savu, from Proto-Finnic savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic sawe.

savukiehkura (Finnish): wisp of smoke

Definitions

  1. wisp of smoke

Ancestry of “savukiehkura”, step by step

savukiehkura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish savu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
2Proto-Finnicsavu—
3Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—

via Finnish kiehkura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiehkuralock, wreath, plume
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sawe →Every word from Proto-Finnic savu →Every word from Finnish savu →