Where does “palolautakunta” come from?

palolautakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lautakunta, from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

palolautakunta (Finnish): fire board, fire committee

Definitions

  1. fire board, fire committee

Ancestry of “palolautakunta”, step by step

palolautakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lautakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautakuntaIn municipal government, a committee appointed by...
2FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
3Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
4Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtáEvery word from Proto-Finnic lauta