Where does “kaiverrin” come from?

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

kaiverrin (Finnish): graver, burin

Definitions

  1. graver, burin

Ancestry of “kaiverrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaivertaaTo engrave, carve; Third-person singular...
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →