Where does “kalkkikivinen” come from?
kalkkikivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalkkikivi, from Finnish kalkki, from Swedish kalk, from Old Swedish kalker, from Old French calice, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω — to swell; to be strong.
kalkkikivinen (Finnish): limestone made of limestone
Definitions
- limestone made of limestone
Ancestry of “kalkkikivinen”, step by step
kalkkikivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kalkkikivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalkkikivi | limestone |
| 2 | Finnish | kalkki | lime; quicklime, CaO; chalice |
| 3 | Swedish | kalk | limestone; lime, calcium oxide or calcium... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | kalker | — |
| 5 | Old French | calice | chalice |
| 6 | Latin | calix | cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάλυξ | Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κύω | to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |