Where does “palonehkäisy” come from?
palonehkäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäisy, from Finnish ehkäistä, from Finnish ehkä, from Proto-Finnic ehkä — perhaps, maybe.
palonehkäisy (Finnish): fire prevention
Ancestry of “palonehkäisy”, step by step
palonehkäisy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehkäisy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehkäisy | prevention; contraception; When used as modifier... |
| 2 | Finnish | ehkäistä | To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block,... |
| 3 | Finnish | ehkä | perhaps, maybe; although, though |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ehkä | perhaps, maybe |
via Finnish Palo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Palo | name of many small places in Finland |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *palo | — |