Where does “paljous” come from?
paljous (Finnish) comes from Finnish paljo, from Proto-Finnic paljo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
paljous (Finnish): quantity, volume, mass, multitude
Definitions
- quantity, volume, mass, multitude
Ancestry of “paljous”, step by step
paljous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paljo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paljo | voluminous, much, plenty |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paljo | plenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |