Where does “hiukopala” come from?

hiukopala (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiukoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

hiukopala (Finnish): snack, especially something salty eaten at night...

Definitions

  1. snack, especially something salty eaten at night...

Ancestry of “hiukopala”, step by step

hiukopala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiukoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiukoaTo feel hungry
2Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
3Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →