Where does “tuhkakeskiviikko” come from?

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

tuhkakeskiviikko (Finnish): Ash Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Ash Wednesday

Ancestry of “tuhkakeskiviikko”, step by step

tuhkakeskiviikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhkaash
2Proto-Finnictuhkaash
3Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-—

via Finnish keskiviikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeskiviikkoWednesday
2Middle Low Germanmiddewēke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →