Where does “pelkkaäes” come from?

pelkkaäes (Finnish) comes from Finnish äes, from Proto-Finnic äges — harrow.

pelkkaäes (Finnish): a harrow consisting of rows of wooden boards with spikes connected together with chains

Definitions

  1. a harrow consisting of rows of wooden boards with spikes connected together with chains

Ancestry of “pelkkaäes”, step by step

pelkkaäes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäesharrow
2Proto-Finnicägesharrow

via Finnish pelkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkkämere; only, nothing but; sheer, pure
Every word from Proto-Finnic ägesEvery word from Finnish äes