Where does “kivikkoistutus” come from?

kivikkoistutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish istutus, from Finnish istuttaa, from Finnish istua, from Proto-Finnic istudak — sit.

kivikkoistutus (Finnish): rockery, rock garden section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants

Definitions

  1. rockery, rock garden section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants

Ancestry of “kivikkoistutus”, step by step

kivikkoistutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish istutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishistutusThe act of planting
2Finnishistuttaato plant; to introduce an animal to an area...
3Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
4Proto-Finnicistudaksit

via Finnish kivikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivikkorocky ground
2Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
3Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
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