Where does “paloharjoitus” come from?

paloharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish harjoitus, from Finnish harjoittaa, from Finnish -oittaa — Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

paloharjoitus (Finnish): fire drill

Definitions

  1. fire drill

Ancestry of “paloharjoitus”, step by step

paloharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitusexercise, practice; rehearsal; drill
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo
Every word from Finnish -oittaaEvery word from Finnish harjoittaaEvery word from Finnish harjoitus