Where does “kaivosvouti” come from?

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

kaivosvouti (Finnish): a government official responsible for supervising work at a mine or mines and ensuring productivity/output; 'mine bailiff'

Definitions

  1. a government official responsible for supervising work at a mine or mines and ensuring productivity/output; 'mine bailiff'

Ancestry of “kaivosvouti”, step by step

kaivosvouti 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 vouti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoutibailiff
2Old Swedishfougde—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →