Where does “kalliohauta” come from?
kalliohauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
kalliohauta (Finnish): rock tomb, cliff tomb
Ancestry of “kalliohauta”, step by step
kalliohauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hauta | grave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
via Finnish Kallio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kallio | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *kallijo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hallijǭ | — |