Where does “hohtopurkaus” come from?
hohtopurkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkaus, from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.
hohtopurkaus (Finnish): glow discharge
Ancestry of “hohtopurkaus”, step by step
hohtopurkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purkaus | an eruption; a discharge; a fit, blow-up,... |
| 2 | Finnish | purkaa | to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | purkadak | to dismantle, to take apart |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | purka- | — |
via Finnish hohto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hohto | shining; gleaming; glowing |
| 2 | Finnish | hohtaa | To glow, shine, glimmer, gleam |
| 3 | Finnish | hohkaa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hohkadak | to emanate, to radiate (heat) |