Where does “kaivella” come from?

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

kaivella (Finnish): To dig, pick; To bother

Definitions

  1. To dig, pick; To bother

Ancestry of “kaivella”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaivella”

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