Where does “kalmisto” come from?
kalmisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalma, from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.
kalmisto (Finnish): cemetery, graveyard; especially an ancient one
Definitions
- cemetery, graveyard; especially an ancient one
Ancestry of “kalmisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kalma | death |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kalma | grave; death |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kalma | grave; ? death |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |