Where does “herkkupala” come from?

herkkupala (Finnish) comes from Finnish pala, from Proto-Finnic pala, from Proto-Uralic pala — bit.

herkkupala (Finnish): tidbit

Definitions

  1. tidbit

Ancestry of “herkkupala”, step by step

herkkupala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit

via Finnish herkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishherkkuA delicacy
2Proto-Finnicherkkudelicacy
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala →Every word from Proto-Finnic pala →Every word from Finnish pala →
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