Where does “kairanreikä” come from?

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

kairanreikä (Finnish): auger hole, borehole

Definitions

  1. auger hole, borehole

Ancestry of “kairanreikä”, step by step

kairanreikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →