Where does “poltinkarva” come from?

poltinkarva (Finnish) comes from Finnish poltin, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

poltinkarva (Finnish): sting, stinging hair

Definitions

  1. sting, stinging hair

Ancestry of “poltinkarva”, step by step

poltinkarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poltin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoltinburner; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
3Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
4Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
5Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →