Where does “palkeet” come from?

palkeet (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-.

palkeet (Finnish): bellows; Nominative plural form of palje

Definitions

  1. bellows; Nominative plural form of palje

Ancestry of “palkeet”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →