Where does “kaivaja” come from?

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

kaivaja (Finnish): digger; excavator; miner

Definitions

  1. digger; excavator; miner

Ancestry of “kaivaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
2Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
3Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

Words derived from “kaivaja”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →