Where does “tervahauta” come from?

tervahauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish terva, from Proto-Finnic terva, from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

tervahauta (Finnish): tar kiln dry distillation oven, historically used in Scandinavia for producing tar from wood

Definitions

  1. tar kiln dry distillation oven, historically used in Scandinavia for producing tar from wood

Ancestry of “tervahauta”, step by step

tervahauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervatar
2Proto-Finnictervatar
3Proto-Indo-Europeandérw-o-m
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóruEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m
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