Where does “polttimo” come from?
polttimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
polttimo (Finnish): distillery, brewery; bulb; burner
Definitions
- distillery, brewery; bulb; burner
Ancestry of “polttimo”, step by step
polttimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish polttaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Finnish imo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imo | — |