Where does “tuhkapilvi” come from?

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

tuhkapilvi (Finnish): ash cloud

Definitions

  1. ash cloud

Ancestry of “tuhkapilvi”, step by step

tuhkapilvi 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 Pilvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPilvicloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke
2Finnishpilvicloud; hashish, marijuana
3Proto-Finnicpilvicloud
4Proto-Uralicpilwecloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →