Where does “põletama” come from?

põletama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

põletama (Estonian): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “põletama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
2Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
3Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →