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Where does “paloa” come from?

paloa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pala, from Proto-Finnic pala, from Proto-Uralic pala — bit.

paloa (Finnish): Partitive singular form of palo; To divide into...

Definitions

  1. Partitive singular form of palo; To divide into...

Ancestry of “paloa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala →