Where does “kivisormus” come from?
kivisormus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Ancestry of “kivisormus”, step by step
kivisormus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via Finnish sormus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sormus | ring |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sormus | ring (finger ring) |