Where does “kaivosaukko” come from?

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

kaivosaukko (Finnish): pithead

Definitions

  1. pithead

Ancestry of “kaivosaukko”, step by step

kaivosaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivosmine
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →
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