Where does “kaivostupa” come from?

kaivostupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

kaivostupa (Finnish): changehouse, changing room

Definitions

  1. changehouse, changing room

Ancestry of “kaivostupa”, step by step

kaivostupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa—
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve—
6Old Saxon*stova—
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Finnish kaivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivosmine
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →