Where does “kaivosyhtiö” come from?
kaivosyhtiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhtiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kaivosyhtiö (Finnish): mining company
Ancestry of “kaivosyhtiö”, step by step
kaivosyhtiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhtiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhtiö | company, corporation |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kaivos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaivos | mine |
| 2 | Finnish | kaivaa | to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaivadak | to dig up, to excavate |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kajwa- | dig |