Where does “rakennuspalo” come from?

rakennuspalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakennus, from Finnish rakentaa, from Proto-Finnic rakentadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ- — to make, prepare, build.

rakennuspalo (Finnish): building fire

Definitions

  1. building fire

Ancestry of “rakennuspalo”, step by step

rakennuspalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakennusbuilding; building, construction
2Finnishrakentaato build, construct
3Proto-Finnicrakentadak
4Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ-Every word from Proto-Finnic rakentadakEvery word from Finnish rakentaa