Where does “jälkipoltto” come from?

jälkipoltto (Finnish) comes from Finnish poltto, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

jälkipoltto (Finnish): afterburning

Definitions

  1. afterburning

Ancestry of “jälkipoltto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolttoburn, burning; burn; incineration
2Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
3Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
4Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
5Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala-Every word from Proto-Finnic paladakEvery word from Proto-Finnic polttadak
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