Where does “kaskiröykkiö” come from?

kaskiröykkiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish röykkiö, from Finnish roukkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

kaskiröykkiö (Finnish): a pile of rocks put together during slash-and-burn cultivation

Definitions

  1. a pile of rocks put together during slash-and-burn cultivation

Ancestry of “kaskiröykkiö”, step by step

kaskiröykkiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röykkiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröykkiöheap
2FinnishroukkioAlternative form of röykkiö
3Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
4Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
5Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish kaski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaskiBurn-clearing, slash and burn
2Proto-Finnickaskiswidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →