Where does “kaivertaa” come from?

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

kaivertaa (Finnish): To engrave, carve; Third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. To engrave, carve; Third-person singular...

Ancestry of “kaivertaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaivertaa”

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