Where does “hiuesavi” come from?
hiuesavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish savi, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
hiuesavi (Finnish): loam more precisely a mix of fine sand, silt and clay
Definitions
- loam more precisely a mix of fine sand, silt and clay
Ancestry of “hiuesavi”, step by step
hiuesavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish savi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | savi | clay |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish hiue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiue | loam type of mineral soil consisting of sand, silt and clay |