Where does “ulkotuli” come from?

ulkotuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ulkotuli (Finnish): votive candle, grave candle

Definitions

  1. votive candle, grave candle

Ancestry of “ulkotuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
3Proto-Albanianulkawolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ulka →