Where does “kivipora” come from?

kivipora (Finnish) comes from Finnish pora, from Swedish borr, from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

kivipora (Finnish): rock drill, stone drill

Definitions

  1. rock drill, stone drill

Ancestry of “kivipora”, step by step

kivipora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporadrill
2Swedishborrdrill
3Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
4Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

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 bʰor-
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