Where does “tuhka” come from?

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

tuhka (Proto-Finnic): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “tuhka”, step by step

tuhka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic tuskijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
2Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-—

via Proto-Germanic tuska-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictuska-—

Words derived from “tuhka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂uske- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuskijaną →
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