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Where does “kivikala” come from?

kivikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Finnish kivihiili, from Finnish hiili — coal; charcoal; carbon.

kivikala (Finnish): stonefish; European bullhead

Definitions

  1. stonefish; European bullhead

Ancestry of “kivikala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Finnishkivihiilicoal, black coal, bituminous coal
3Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
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