Where does “kivenhioja” come from?
kivenhioja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hioja, from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.
kivenhioja (Finnish): stonegrinder, stonemason
Ancestry of “kivenhioja”, step by step
kivenhioja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hioja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hioja | grinder, whetter, honer person |
| 2 | Finnish | hioa | to grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hijodak | to grind, to hone, to whet |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | šija- | — |
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |