Where does “turvekuitu” come from?

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

turvekuitu (Finnish): peat fiber

Definitions

  1. peat fiber

Ancestry of “turvekuitu”, step by step

turvekuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turve

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

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—
Every word from Arabic تُرْبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تربه →Every word from Hungarian türbe →