Where does “palonkestävä” come from?
palonkestävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kestävä, from Finnish kestää, from Proto-Finnic kestädäk — to last, endure.
palonkestävä (Finnish): fire-resistant
Ancestry of “palonkestävä”, step by step
palonkestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kestävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kestävä | durable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
via Finnish Palo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Palo | name of many small places in Finland |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *palo | — |
Words derived from “palonkestävä”