Where does “palastella” come from?

palastella (Finnish) comes from Finnish pala, from Proto-Finnic pala, from Proto-Uralic pala — bit.

Ancestry of “palastella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Uralic palaEvery word from Proto-Finnic palaEvery word from Finnish pala
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