Where does “ukkospilvi” come from?
ukkospilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ukkonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
ukkospilvi (Finnish): thundercloud
Ancestry of “ukkospilvi”, step by step
ukkospilvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ukkonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ukkonen | thunder; thunderstorm |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish Pilvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pilvi | cloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke |
| 2 | Finnish | pilvi | cloud; hashish, marijuana |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pilvi | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pilwe | cloud |