Where does “páľava” come from?

páľava (Slovak) comes from Slovak páliť, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

páľava (Slovak): sultriness, heat

Definitions

  1. sultriness, heat

Ancestry of “páľava”, step by step

páľava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak páliť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpáliťto burn
2Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe

via Slovak ava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakava
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìtiEvery word from Slovak páliť