Where does “huoneistopalo” come from?

huoneistopalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoneisto, from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

huoneistopalo (Finnish): apartment fire

Definitions

  1. apartment fire

Ancestry of “huoneistopalo”, step by step

huoneistopalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huoneisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneistoapartment, flat
2Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
3Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—
Every word from Proto-Finnic hooneh →Every word from Finnish huone →Every word from Finnish huoneisto →
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