Where does “polttiaiseläin” come from?
polttiaiseläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish polttiainen, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
polttiaiseläin (Finnish): cnidarian any species in the phylum Cnidaria
Definitions
- cnidarian any species in the phylum Cnidaria
Ancestry of “polttiaiseläin”, step by step
polttiaiseläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish polttiainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polttiainen | biting midge; the order Diptera |
| 2 | Finnish | polttaa | to burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | polttadak | to burn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | paladak | to burn, to be burning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |