Where does “purkutalo” come from?

purkutalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

purkutalo (Finnish): condemned house or building house or building to be demolished

Definitions

  1. condemned house or building house or building to be demolished

Ancestry of “purkutalo”, step by step

purkutalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—

via Finnish purku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkudemolition; cancellation; clear
2Finnishpurkaato dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,...
3Proto-Finnicpurkadakto dismantle, to take apart
4Proto-Finno-Permicpurka-—
Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic talo →Every word from Ludian taloi →