Where does “kaavinlevy” come from?

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

kaavinlevy (Finnish): scraper, scraper plate

Definitions

  1. scraper, scraper plate

Ancestry of “kaavinlevy”, step by step

kaavinlevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaavin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavinstripper tool for removing a thin layer of material, such as paint
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish kaavin