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
- torch, fire torch, fiery torch
Ancestry of “tulisoihtu”, step by step
tulisoihtu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |
via Finnish soihtu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soihtu | torch; asphodel; plant of the genus "Asphodelus" |