Where does “kaivannainen” come from?

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

kaivannainen (Finnish): any minable mineral

Definitions

  1. any minable mineral

Ancestry of “kaivannainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivantadigging, mining
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

Words derived from “kaivannainen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →