Where does “kirveenkanta” come from?

kirveenkanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

Ancestry of “kirveenkanta”, step by step

kirveenkanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kanta →Every word from Finnish kanta →