Where does “pölinä” come from?
pölinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pölistä, from Finnish pöly, from Proto-Finnic pölü.
pölinä (Finnish): dusting; twaddle
Ancestry of “pölinä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pölistä | to shed dust; to babble, prattle; jabber |
| 2 | Finnish | pöly | dust |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pölü | — |