Where does “polttotaisteluaine” come from?
polttotaisteluaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish poltto, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
polttotaisteluaine (Finnish): incendiary material
Definitions
- incendiary material
Ancestry of “polttotaisteluaine”, step by step
polttotaisteluaine 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 taisteluaine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taisteluaine | A chemical or biological substance other than... |
| 2 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |