Where does “hautakivi” come from?
hautakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
hautakivi (Finnish): gravestone, tombstone, headstone
Definitions
- gravestone, tombstone, headstone
Ancestry of “hautakivi”, step by step
hautakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hauta | grave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
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... |