Where does “sumutorvi” come from?

sumutorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish torvi, from Proto-Finnic torvi, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

sumutorvi (Finnish): foghorn

Definitions

  1. foghorn

Ancestry of “sumutorvi”, step by step

sumutorvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish torvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorvihorn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in...
2Proto-Finnictorvihorn; tube, pipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish sumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumufog, mist; nebula
2Proto-Finnicsumufog, mist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Finnic torvi →Every word from Finnish torvi →