Where does “palavarakkaus” come from?
palavarakkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish palava, from Finnish palaa, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
palavarakkaus (Finnish): Maltese cross, burning love flowering plant
Definitions
- Maltese cross, burning love flowering plant
Ancestry of “palavarakkaus”, step by step
palavarakkaus 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 rakkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakkaus | love, affection |
| 2 | Finnish | rakas | dear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rak'as | greedy |