Where does “hiera” come from?

hiera (Finnish) comes from Finnish hieroa, from Proto-Finnic heerodak — to rub.

hiera (Finnish): grindstone

Definitions

  1. grindstone

Ancestry of “hiera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
2Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub

Words derived from “hiera”

Every word from Proto-Finnic heerodak →Every word from Finnish hieroa →