Where does “palavahenkinen” come from?
palavahenkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish palava, from Finnish palaa, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
palavahenkinen (Finnish): passionate, zealous
Ancestry of “palavahenkinen”, step by step
palavahenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palava | burning; flammable, inflammable; Present active... |
| 2 | Finnish | palaa | to burn; to shine, emit light; to smoke, used... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paladak | to burn, to be burning |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |
via Finnish henki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |