Where does “tuhkamuna” come from?

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

tuhkamuna (Finnish): jaffa

Definitions

  1. jaffa

Ancestry of “tuhkamuna”, step by step

tuhkamuna 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 müŋä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmüŋäegg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →