Where does “harkkokivi” come from?
harkkokivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish harkko, from Finnish harkki, from Proto-Finnic harkki.
harkkokivi (Finnish): ashlar, stone brick
Ancestry of “harkkokivi”, step by step
harkkokivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harkko | bar, ingot, pig; concrete brick, concrete masonry... |
| 2 | Finnish | harkki | tow distaff; Synonym of hara |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | harkki | — |
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |