Where does “tulenlieska” come from?

tulenlieska (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuli, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.

tulenlieska (Finnish): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “tulenlieska”, step by step

tulenlieska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli
3Proto-Uralictulefire

via Finnish lieska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlieskaflame
2Proto-Slaviclěskahazel
3Proto-Slavic*lě̄skàhazel
Every word from Proto-Uralic tuleEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuliEvery word from Finnish tuli