Where does “nokipalo” come from?

nokipalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish noki, from Proto-Finnic noki — soot.

nokipalo (Finnish): chimney fire; soot fire combustion of soot, creosote and other residues on the inner surfaces of chimneys, stove pipes, etc

Definitions

  1. chimney fire; soot fire combustion of soot, creosote and other residues on the inner surfaces of chimneys, stove pipes, etc

Ancestry of “nokipalo”, step by step

nokipalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish noki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokisoot; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicnokisoot

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokiEvery word from Finnish noki