Where does “kavioura” come from?

kavioura (Finnish) comes from Finnish ura, from Proto-Finnic ura, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura.

kavioura (Finnish): groove left by a horse

Definitions

  1. groove left by a horse

Ancestry of “kavioura”, step by step

kavioura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuratrack, groove, rut; career; groove, slot, score
2Proto-Finnicuragroove
3Proto-Finno-Ugricura—

via Finnish kavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaviohoof; The hoof of an odd-toed ungulate
2Proto-Finnickapjahoof
3Proto-Germanickāpa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura →Every word from Proto-Finnic ura →Every word from Finnish ura →