Where does “kaiverrustyö” come from?

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

kaiverrustyö (Finnish): engraving work, engraved work

Definitions

  1. engraving work, engraved work

Ancestry of “kaiverrustyö”, step by step

kaiverrustyö 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 työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →