Where does “tulisoihtu” come from?

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

tulisoihtu (Finnish): torch, fire torch, fiery torch

Definitions

  1. torch, fire torch, fiery torch

Ancestry of “tulisoihtu”, step by step

tulisoihtu 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 soihtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoihtutorch; asphodel; plant of the genus "Asphodelus"
Every word from Proto-Uralic tule →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli →Every word from Finnish tuli →