Where does “polttiaishapero” come from?
polttiaishapero (Finnish) comes from Finnish hapero, from Finnish hapera, from Finnish haprea, from Finnish hauras, from Proto-Finnic hapras — brittle, fragile, weak.
polttiaishapero (Finnish): Russula consobrina
Definitions
- Russula consobrina
Ancestry of “polttiaishapero”, step by step
polttiaishapero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hapero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hapero | brittlegill, russula; brittle |
| 2 | Finnish | hapera | brittle |
| 3 | Finnish | haprea | — |
| 4 | Finnish | hauras | brittle, fragile, frail, friable, crumbly,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | hapras | brittle, fragile, weak |
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 |