Where does “poltella” come from?
poltella (Finnish) comes from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
poltella (Finnish): to burn; to smoke; to burn, to feel a burning...
Definitions
- to burn; to smoke; to burn, to feel a burning...
Ancestry of “poltella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | polttaa | to burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | polttadak | to burn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paladak | to burn, to be burning |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |