Where does “polttoleikata” come from?
polttoleikata (Finnish) comes from Finnish poltto, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
polttoleikata (Finnish): to flame-cut cut by flame or oxyfuel cutting
Definitions
- to flame-cut cut by flame or oxyfuel cutting
Ancestry of “polttoleikata”, step by step
polttoleikata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poltto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poltto | burn, burning; burn; incineration |
| 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 |
via Finnish leikata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |