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

  1. incendiary material

Ancestry of “polttotaisteluaine”, step by step

polttotaisteluaine 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 taisteluaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaisteluaineA chemical or biological substance other than...
2Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala-Every word from Proto-Finnic paladakEvery word from Proto-Finnic polttadak