Where does “novapurkaus” come from?
novapurkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkaus, from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.
novapurkaus (Finnish): nova eruption
Ancestry of “novapurkaus”, step by step
novapurkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purkaus | an eruption; a discharge; a fit, blow-up,... |
| 2 | Finnish | purkaa | to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | purkadak | to dismantle, to take apart |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | purka- | — |
via Finnish nova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nova | nova sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star |
| 2 | Latin | novus | new, novel; fresh, young; recent |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nowos | new |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *néwos | — |