Where does “tuulastustuli” come from?
tuulastustuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuli, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.
Ancestry of “tuulastustuli”, step by step
tuulastustuli 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 tuulastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuulastus | A type of fishing done at night. The fish is... |
| 2 | Finnish | tuulastaa | To fish with a trident or gig, especially at... |
| 3 | Finnish | -tää | Front vowel variant of -taa |