Where does “palokunnantalo” come from?
palokunnantalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
palokunnantalo (Finnish): fire brigade building, fire station
Definitions
- fire brigade building, fire station
Ancestry of “palokunnantalo”, step by step
palokunnantalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 2 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish palokunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palokunta | A fire department, fire brigade |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |