Where does “bunsenpoltin” come from?
bunsenpoltin (Finnish) comes from Finnish poltin, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
bunsenpoltin (Finnish): Bunsen burner
Definitions
- Bunsen burner
Ancestry of “bunsenpoltin”, step by step
bunsenpoltin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poltin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poltin | burner; First-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Finnish | polttaa | to burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | polttadak | to burn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | paladak | to burn, to be burning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |
via Finnish bunsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bunsen | — |