Where does “hiomakivi” come from?
hiomakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.
hiomakivi (Finnish): whetstone
Ancestry of “hiomakivi”, step by step
hiomakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hioa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hioa | to grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hijodak | to grind, to hone, to whet |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | šija- | — |
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... |