Where does “kaivukone” come from?

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

kaivukone (Finnish): excavator, digger

Definitions

  1. excavator, digger

Ancestry of “kaivukone”, step by step

kaivukone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivuexcavation
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →