Where does “jauhinkivi” come from?

jauhinkivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

jauhinkivi (Finnish): millstone large round stone used for grinding

Definitions

  1. millstone large round stone used for grinding

Ancestry of “jauhinkivi”, step by step

jauhinkivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jauhin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhingrinder, pulverizer
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish jauhin →