Where does “kaivos” come from?

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

kaivos (Finnish): mine

Definitions

  1. mine

Ancestry of “kaivos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaivos

Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa-Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadakEvery word from Finnish kaivaa