Where does “kairasydän” come from?

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

kairasydän (Finnish): core sample, drill core rock sample obtained from deep boreholes

Definitions

  1. core sample, drill core rock sample obtained from deep boreholes

Ancestry of “kairasydän”, step by step

kairasydän 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 sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →