Where does “tuhkauurna” come from?

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

tuhkauurna (Finnish): cinerary urn, burial urn

Definitions

  1. cinerary urn, burial urn

Ancestry of “tuhkauurna”, step by step

tuhkauurna 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 uurna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuurnaAn urn, casket
2Swedishurnaurn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →
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