Where does “tuhkainen” come from?

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

tuhkainen (Finnish): ashy, ashen

Definitions

  1. ashy, ashen

Ancestry of “tuhkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhkaash
2Proto-Finnictuhkaash
3Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →