Where does “kaiverrusneula” come from?

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

kaiverrusneula (Finnish): engraving needle

Definitions

  1. engraving needle

Ancestry of “kaiverrusneula”, step by step

kaiverrusneula 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 neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla—
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →