Where does “kaivospölkky” come from?

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

kaivospölkky (Finnish): pit prop UK, mine prop US wooden beam used to prop up mine tunnels

Definitions

  1. pit prop UK, mine prop US wooden beam used to prop up mine tunnels

Ancestry of “kaivospölkky”, step by step

kaivospölkky 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 pölkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölkkylog, stock, block of wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →
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