Where does “kaivuu” come from?

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

kaivuu (Finnish): excavation, digging

Definitions

  1. excavation, digging

Ancestry of “kaivuu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaivuu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →