Where does “kivipatsas” come from?

kivipatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

kivipatsas (Finnish): stone statue

Definitions

  1. stone statue

Ancestry of “kivipatsas”, step by step

kivipatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →