Where does “turvekaasu” come from?

turvekaasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish turve, from Proto-Finnic turbeh, from Hungarian türbe, from Ottoman Turkish تربه, from Arabic تُرْبَة.

turvekaasu (Finnish): peat gas

Definitions

  1. peat gas

Ancestry of “turvekaasu”, step by step

turvekaasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvepeat, turf
2Proto-Finnicturbehturf, peat
3Hungariantürbeturbe
4Ottoman Turkishتربهtomb, mausoleum
5Arabicتُرْبَة—

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Arabic تُرْبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تربه →Every word from Hungarian türbe →
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