Where does “latvapalo” come from?

latvapalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish Palo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *palo.

latvapalo (Finnish): crown fire a

Definitions

  1. crown fire a

Ancestry of “latvapalo”, step by step

latvapalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—

via Finnish latva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatvatreetop; headwaters
2Proto-Finniclatvatreetop
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *palo →Every word from Finnish Palo →