Where does “kirkonpolttohevi” come from?

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

kirkonpolttohevi (Finnish): black metal

Definitions

  1. black metal

Ancestry of “kirkonpolttohevi”, step by step

kirkonpolttohevi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poltto

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

via Finnish kirkon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirkonGenitive singular form of kirkko; church's; of...

via Finnish hevi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheviheavy metal
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala-Every word from Proto-Finnic paladakEvery word from Proto-Finnic polttadak