Where does “kivihiilikautinen” come from?
kivihiilikautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivihiilikausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
kivihiilikautinen (Finnish): Carboniferous
Definitions
- Carboniferous
Ancestry of “kivihiilikautinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivihiilikausi | the Carboniferous period |
| 2 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |