Where does “kolning” come from?

kolning (Swedish) comes from Swedish kola, from Finnish kuolla, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kolning (Swedish): charcoal-burning, the production of charcoal from...

Definitions

  1. charcoal-burning, the production of charcoal from...

Ancestry of “kolning”, step by step

kolning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkolatoffee; a piece of toffee; taste of caramel; to...
2Finnishkuollato die
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Finnish kuolla →