Where does “palava” come from?

palava (Finnish) comes from Finnish palaa, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

palava (Finnish): burning; flammable, inflammable; Present active...

Definitions

  1. burning; flammable, inflammable; Present active...

Ancestry of “palava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalaato burn; to shine, emit light; to smoke, used...
2Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
3Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

Words derived from “palava”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Finnish palaa →