Where does “katukiveys” come from?

katukiveys (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

katukiveys (Finnish): sett pavement, stone pavement (on a street)

Definitions

  1. sett pavement, stone pavement (on a street)

Ancestry of “katukiveys”, step by step

katukiveys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatustreet
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Finnish kiveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiveysrock pavement
2FinnishkivetäTo pave with stones or other material resembling...
3Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
4Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →