Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “halla” come from?

halla (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic halla, from Proto-Finnic šalna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ.

halla (Finnish): frost damage or frost occurring at night during...

Definitions

  1. frost damage or frost occurring at night during...

Ancestry of “halla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichallafrost
2Proto-Finnicšalna—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*śalˀnā́ˀ—

Words derived from “halla”

  • hallayö
  • hallanvaara
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ →