Where does “tulikivenkatkuinen” come from?
tulikivenkatkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulikivi, from Finnish tuli, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.
tulikivenkatkuinen (Finnish): fire and brimstone
Definitions
- fire and brimstone
Ancestry of “tulikivenkatkuinen”, step by step
tulikivenkatkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tulikivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulikivi | brimstone |
| 2 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |
via Finnish katkuinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkuinen | reeking having a strong, unpleasant and stinging smell, especially that of something burning |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |