Where does “kivijalka” come from?

kivijalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

kivijalka (Finnish): plinth, stone foundation foundation made of stone

Definitions

  1. plinth, stone foundation foundation made of stone

Ancestry of “kivijalka”, step by step

kivijalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Words derived from “kivijalka

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic jalkaEvery word from Finnish jalka
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