Where does “kirveenhamara” come from?

kirveenhamara (Finnish) comes from Finnish hämärä, from Proto-Finnic hämärä — twilight, dusk; dim, dusky, gloomy, dark.

kirveenhamara (Finnish): poll or butt of an axe

Definitions

  1. poll or butt of an axe

Ancestry of “kirveenhamara”, step by step

kirveenhamara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hämärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhämärädusk, twilight, dark, dimness; dim, dusky,...
2Proto-Finnichämärätwilight, dusk; dim, dusky, gloomy, dark

via Finnish kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Proto-Finnic hämärä →Every word from Finnish hämärä →