Where does “kaavin” come from?

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

kaavin (Finnish): stripper tool for removing a thin layer of material, such as paint

Definitions

  1. stripper tool for removing a thin layer of material, such as paint

Ancestry of “kaavin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaavin”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in →