Where does “polttopuu” come from?
polttopuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish poltto, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
polttopuu (Finnish): wood, firewood; cordwood
Ancestry of “polttopuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |