Where does “polttoarvo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “polttoarvo”, step by step

polttoarvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poltto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolttoburn, burning; burn; incineration
2Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
3Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
4Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
5Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi
3Old NorseArnviðr
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala-Every word from Proto-Finnic paladakEvery word from Proto-Finnic polttadak
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