Where does “ulkopelto” come from?

ulkopelto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

ulkopelto (Finnish): a field separate from the main field that was used to grow a secondary crop of lesser importance, e.g. for animal feed

Definitions

  1. a field separate from the main field that was used to grow a secondary crop of lesser importance, e.g. for animal feed

Ancestry of “ulkopelto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →