Where does “polttopäre” come from?

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

polttopäre (Finnish): a small, thin strip of wood held aloft by a holder and lit on fire to produce light; preferred lighting instrument for Finnish peasants until the 19th century

Definitions

  1. a small, thin strip of wood held aloft by a holder and lit on fire to produce light; preferred lighting instrument for Finnish peasants until the 19th century

Ancestry of “polttopäre”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →