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
Ancestry of “kaavinlevy”, step by step
kaavinlevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaavin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaavin | stripper tool for removing a thin layer of material, such as paint |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |