Where does “kaivausalue” come from?

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

kaivausalue (Finnish): excavation site, excavation area

Definitions

  1. excavation site, excavation area

Ancestry of “kaivausalue”, step by step

kaivausalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivaus

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

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →
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