Where does “hallanpurema” come from?
hallanpurema (Finnish) comes from Finnish purema, from Finnish purra, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.
hallanpurema (Finnish): frost-damaged, frost damaged
Definitions
- frost-damaged, frost damaged
Ancestry of “hallanpurema”, step by step
hallanpurema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purema | bite; Agent participle of purra |
| 2 | Finnish | purra | To bite |
| 3 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |
via Finnish halla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halla | frost damage or frost occurring at night during... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | halla | frost |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | šalna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *śalˀnā́ˀ | hoarfrost |