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Where does “hautakivi” come from?

hautakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Finnish kivihiili, from Finnish hiili — coal; charcoal; carbon.

hautakivi (Finnish): gravestone, tombstone, headstone

Definitions

  1. gravestone, tombstone, headstone

Ancestry of “hautakivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Finnishkivihiilicoal, black coal, bituminous coal
3Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
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