Where does “hohkakivi” come from?

hohkakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohka, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

hohkakivi (Finnish): pumice

Definitions

  1. pumice

Ancestry of “hohkakivi”, step by step

hohkakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohkaglow; porous material
2Finnishhohkaa—
3Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish kivi

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