Where does “kaavinta” come from?
kaavinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaapia, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.
kaavinta (Finnish): scraping; curettage; Partitive singular form of...
Definitions
- scraping; curettage; Partitive singular form of...
Ancestry of “kaavinta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaapia | To scrape |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skabaną | to shave, to scrape |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | — |