Where does “tuhkahumala” come from?

tuhkahumala (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tuhka, from Proto-Finnic tuhka, from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske-.

tuhkahumala (Ingrian): state of being hammered

Definitions

  1. state of being hammered

Ancestry of “tuhkahumala”, step by step

tuhkahumala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian tuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantuhkaashes; ash
2Proto-Finnictuhkaash
3Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-—

via Ingrian humala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhumalahop
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*humala—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhka →