Where does “halkaisukirves” come from?

halkaisukirves (Finnish) comes from Finnish halkaisu, from Finnish halkaista, from Finnish -aista, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

halkaisukirves (Finnish): splitting axe, common axe

Definitions

  1. splitting axe, common axe

Ancestry of “halkaisukirves”, step by step

halkaisukirves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkaisusplitting
2Finnishhalkaistato split in two; to rip; to burst
3Finnish-aistaForms momentane verbs
4Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

via Finnish kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →Every word from Finnish -ita →Every word from Finnish -aista →
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