Where does “paljeseinä” come from?

paljeseinä (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-.

paljeseinä (Finnish): folding wall, folding screen

Definitions

  1. folding wall, folding screen

Ancestry of “paljeseinä”, step by step

paljeseinä 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 seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →