Where does “hiidenkivi” come from?

hiidenkivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

hiidenkivi (Finnish): A glacial erratic, a large piece of rock that has...

Definitions

  1. A glacial erratic, a large piece of rock that has...

Ancestry of “hiidenkivi”, step by step

hiidenkivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish hiisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiisidevil, demon; wooded sacred site or burial...
2Proto-Finnichiiciburial ground
Every word from Latin -laEvery word from Finnish kivi