Where does “kairaaja” come from?

kairaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kairata, from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kairaaja (Finnish): borer

Definitions

  1. borer

Ancestry of “kairaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairatato drill, bore especially by using manual labour, or to collect samples
2Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
3Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →