Where does “palentua” come from?

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

palentua (Finnish): To get frostbitten

Definitions

  1. To get frostbitten

Ancestry of “palentua”, 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
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →