Where does “kaminakoer” come from?

kaminakoer (Estonian) comes from Estonian kamin, from German kamîn, from Middle High German kamîn, from Old High German kemîn, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος — oven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room.

kaminakoer (Estonian): andiron, fire dog

Definitions

  1. andiron, fire dog

Ancestry of “kaminakoer”, step by step

kaminakoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kamin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankaminfireplace, hearth (in an open recess in the wall of a room)
2Germankamînfireplace
3Middle High Germankamîn—
4Old High Germankemîn—
5Latincamīnusfireplace
6Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

via Estonian koer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankoerdog
2Proto-Finnickoiradog
3Proto-Uralickojeramale animal
4Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμινος →Every word from Latin camīnus →Every word from Old High German kemîn →