Where does “kaivonkatsominen” come from?
kaivonkatsominen (Finnish) comes from Finnish katsominen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kaivonkatsominen (Finnish): dowsing, divining
Ancestry of “kaivonkatsominen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | katsominen | look, looking; watching; Fourth infinitive of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |