Where does “hiilikaivos” come from?

hiilikaivos (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivos, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

hiilikaivos (Finnish): coal mine

Definitions

  1. coal mine

Ancestry of “hiilikaivos”, step by step

hiilikaivos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivosmine
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →