Where does “kiveniskemä” come from?

kiveniskemä (Finnish) comes from Finnish iskemä, from Finnish iskeä, from Proto-Finnic iskedäk — to hit, to strike; to attack.

kiveniskemä (Finnish): stone chip, stone damage, stone impact

Definitions

  1. stone chip, stone damage, stone impact

Ancestry of “kiveniskemä”, step by step

kiveniskemä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iskemä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskemäimpact or impacting of a projectile
2Finnishiskeäto strike, hit; to attack; to crack down
3Proto-Finniciskedäkto hit, to strike; to attack

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Finnic iskedäk →Every word from Finnish iskeä →Every word from Finnish iskemä →