Where does “kaivaus” come from?

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

kaivaus (Finnish): excavation

Definitions

  1. excavation

Ancestry of “kaivaus”, step by step

kaivaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivaa

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “kaivaus”

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