Where does “palavapensas” come from?

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

palavapensas (Finnish): dictamnus

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Ancestry of “palavapensas”, step by step

palavapensas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalavaburning; flammable, inflammable; Present active...
2Finnishpalaato burn; to shine, emit light; to smoke, used...
3Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
4Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

via Finnish pensas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensasbush; shrub
2Proto-Finnicpensasbush
3Proto-Finnicpensa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Finnish palaa →