Where does “tuluskivi” come from?
tuluskivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
tuluskivi (Finnish): flint stone (as part of a tinderbox)
Definitions
- flint stone (as part of a tinderbox)
Ancestry of “tuluskivi”, step by step
tuluskivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |
via Finnish tulukset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulukset | flint, steel, and tinder contents of a tinderbox |