Where does “kaivannaisvarat” come from?
kaivannaisvarat (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivannainen, from Finnish kaivanta, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.
kaivannaisvarat (Finnish): mineral resources, mining resources
Definitions
- mineral resources, mining resources
Ancestry of “kaivannaisvarat”, step by step
kaivannaisvarat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaivannainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaivannainen | any minable mineral |
| 2 | Finnish | kaivanta | digging, mining |
| 3 | Finnish | kaivaa | to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaivadak | to dig up, to excavate |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kajwa- | dig |