Where does “polttiainen” come from?

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

polttiainen (Finnish): biting midge; the order Diptera

Definitions

  1. biting midge; the order Diptera

Ancestry of “polttiainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
2Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
3Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
4Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

Words derived from “polttiainen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →