Where does “kivikasa” come from?

kivikasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

kivikasa (Finnish): pile of stones

Definitions

  1. pile of stones

Ancestry of “kivikasa”, step by step

kivikasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish kivi

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