Where does “tuhkaus” come from?
tuhkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuhkata, from Finnish tuhka, from Proto-Finnic tuhka, from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske-.
tuhkaus (Finnish): cremation
Definitions
- cremation
Ancestry of “tuhkaus”, step by step
tuhkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuhkata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuhkata | To cremate |
| 2 | Finnish | tuhka | ash |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuhka | ash |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuskijaną | to burn, be burning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂uske- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |