Where does “paljeloitto” come from?

paljeloitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish palje, from Proto-Finnic palgeh, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

paljeloitto (Finnish): bellows

Definitions

  1. bellows

Ancestry of “paljeloitto”, step by step

paljeloitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaljebellows
2Proto-Finnicpalgehbellows; cheek
3Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish loitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloittodistant; base; Short for loittorengas
2Proto-Finnicloitto-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →
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