Where does “polttaa siltansa” come from?
polttaa siltansa (Finnish) comes from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
polttaa siltansa (Finnish): to burn one's bridges
Ancestry of “polttaa siltansa”, 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 |