Where does “palovahinko” come from?
palovahinko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahinko, from Proto-Finnic vahinko.
palovahinko (Finnish): fire damage
Ancestry of “palovahinko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vahinko | mishap; accident; damage |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vahinko | — |