halme

Finnish

noun

Definitions

(agriculture) Farmland that is produced using the slash and burn technique.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *halmeh derived from Proto-Germanic *halmaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*halmaz

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ḱolh₂mos Proto-Indo-European
*halmaz Proto-Germanic
healm Old English
halmr Old Norse
halm Old High German
ale Estonian
*halmeh Proto-Finnic
*halm Old Frisian