Where does “hallanpesä” come from?

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

hallanpesä (Finnish): A place such as swamp that spreads frost

Definitions

  1. A place such as swamp that spreads frost

Ancestry of “hallanpesä”, step by step

hallanpesä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallafrost damage or frost occurring at night during...
2Proto-Finnichallafrost
3Proto-Finnicšalna—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*śalˀnā́ˀhoarfrost

via Finnish pesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesänest; den; hive
2Proto-Finnicpesänest
3Proto-Uralicpesänest
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ →
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