Where does “kaiverruskone” come from?

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

kaiverruskone (Finnish): engraving machine

Definitions

  1. engraving machine

Ancestry of “kaiverruskone”, step by step

kaiverruskone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaiverrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaiverrusengraving
2FinnishkaivertaaTo engrave, carve; Third-person singular...
3Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
4Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
5Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa-Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadakEvery word from Finnish kaivaa