Where does “polttarit” come from?

polttarit (Finnish) comes from German Polterabend, from German Abend, from Middle High German ābent, from Old High German āband, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

polttarit (Finnish): wedding-eve party

Definitions

  1. wedding-eve party

Ancestry of “polttarit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPolterabendwedding-eve party
2GermanAbendevening; the time from dusk onwards; The west
3Middle High Germanābent—
4Old High Germanābandevening
5Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
6Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →