Where does “palab” come from?

palab (Veps) comes from Veps -b, from Proto-Finnic -pi, from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.

palab (Veps): red-hot; glowing; expansive

Definitions

  1. red-hot; glowing; expansive

Ancestry of “palab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Veps-bSuffix of the third-person singular; -ing; forms...
2Proto-Finnic-piThird-person singular present marker
3Proto-Finnic-pa-ing; forms the present participle, which is...
4Proto-Uralic-pa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -pa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -pa →Every word from Veps -b →