Where does “palokuja” come from?

palokuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuja, from Proto-Finnic kuja, from Proto-Germanic kwījā.

palokuja (Finnish): firebreak particularly between buildings or in a forest

Definitions

  1. firebreak particularly between buildings or in a forest

Ancestry of “palokuja”, step by step

palokuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkujaalley
2Proto-Finnickujafenced path
3Proto-Germanickwījā—

via Finnish Palo

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