Where does “kaivaa” come from?

kaivaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

kaivaa (Finnish): to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate

Definitions

  1. to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate

Ancestry of “kaivaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
2Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

Words derived from “kaivaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →