Where does “kivikynä” come from?
kivikynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynä, from Proto-Finnic künä, from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä.
kivikynä (Finnish): slate pencil
Ancestry of “kivikynä”, step by step
kivikynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kynä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynä | pencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | künä | trough |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | küńä | — |
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |