Where does “poltikas” come from?

poltikas (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

Ancestry of “poltikas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpolttaamake burn
2Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
3Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
4Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →