Where does “tuohisoihtu” come from?

tuohisoihtu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuohi, from Proto-Finnic toohi, from Proto-Finnic tooši, from Baltic unknown.

tuohisoihtu (Finnish): birchbark torch

Definitions

  1. birchbark torch

Ancestry of “tuohisoihtu”, step by step

tuohisoihtu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuohibirchbark; money, cash; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnictoohibirchbark
3Proto-Finnictooši—
4Balticunknown—

via Finnish soihtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoihtutorch; asphodel; plant of the genus "Asphodelus"
Every word from Baltic unknown →Every word from Proto-Finnic tooši →Every word from Proto-Finnic toohi →