Where does “kivimuuri” come from?
kivimuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuri, from Old Swedish mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
kivimuuri (Finnish): stone wall
Ancestry of “kivimuuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muuri | wall; barrier, wall |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mur | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |