Where does “tuhkalapio” come from?

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

tuhkalapio (Finnish): ash shovel

Definitions

  1. ash shovel

Ancestry of “tuhkalapio”, step by step

tuhkalapio 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 lapio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapioshovel; spade
2Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →