Where does “hautaröykkiö” come from?

hautaröykkiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish röykkiö, from Finnish roukkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

hautaröykkiö (Finnish): funeral pile, an arrangement of rocks and other material to mark a grave

Definitions

  1. funeral pile, an arrangement of rocks and other material to mark a grave

Ancestry of “hautaröykkiö”, step by step

hautaröykkiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röykkiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröykkiöheap
2FinnishroukkioAlternative form of röykkiö
3Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
4Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
5Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-Every word from Finnish -iöEvery word from Spanish -ijo