Where does “kivihiilikaivos” come from?
kivihiilikaivos (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivos, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.
kivihiilikaivos (Finnish): coal mine
Ancestry of “kivihiilikaivos”, step by step
kivihiilikaivos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaivos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaivos | mine |
| 2 | Finnish | kaivaa | to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaivadak | to dig up, to excavate |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kajwa- | dig |
via Finnish kivihiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivihiili | coal, black coal, bituminous coal |
| 2 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 3 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |