Where does “kiviröykkiö” come from?

kiviröykkiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish röykkiö, from Finnish roukkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

kiviröykkiö (Finnish): heap of stones, cairn

Definitions

  1. heap of stones, cairn

Ancestry of “kiviröykkiö”, step by step

kiviröykkiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röykkiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröykkiöheap
2FinnishroukkioAlternative form of röykkiö
3Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
4Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
5Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

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-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →