Where does “kaivovesi” come from?
kaivovesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivo, from Proto-Finnic kaivo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kaivovesi (Finnish): wellwater
Ancestry of “kaivovesi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaivo | well |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaivo | well |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |