Where does “tuhka” come from?

tuhka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tuhka, from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske-.

tuhka (Finnish): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “tuhka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictuhkaash
2Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
3Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-—

Words derived from “tuhka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →