Where does “halla” come from?

halla (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic halla, from Proto-Finnic šalna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ — hoarfrost.

halla (Ingrian): frost

Definitions

  1. frost

Ancestry of “halla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichallafrost
2Proto-Finnicšalna—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*śalˀnā́ˀhoarfrost
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic šalna →Every word from Proto-Finnic halla →