Where does “palojälki” come from?

palojälki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

palojälki (Finnish): a mark left by a fire or something very hot

Definitions

  1. a mark left by a fire or something very hot

Ancestry of “palojälki”, step by step

palojälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →Every word from Finnish jälki →
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