Where does “vyörypilvi” come from?
vyörypilvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pilvi, from Finnish pilvi, from Proto-Finnic pilvi, from Proto-Uralic pilwe — cloud.
vyörypilvi (Finnish): roll cloud, arcus cloud
Ancestry of “vyörypilvi”, step by step
vyörypilvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish vyöry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vyöry | landslide; avalanche; Indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |