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Where does “paleltaa” come from?

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

paleltaa (Finnish): To feel cold; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. To feel cold; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “paleltaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalellato feel cold; To be freezing
2Finnishpalaato burn; to shine, emit light; to smoke, used...
3Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
4Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

Words derived from “paleltaa”

  • paleltuma
  • paleltunut
  • paleltua
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →