Where does “venepolttohautaus” come from?

venepolttohautaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish polttohautaus, from Finnish poltto, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

Ancestry of “venepolttohautaus”, step by step

venepolttohautaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polttohautaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolttohautauscremation
2Finnishpolttoburn, burning; burn; incineration
3Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
4Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
5Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
6Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →