Where does “kuivike” come from?

kuivike (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuiva, from Proto-Finnic kuiva — dry.

kuivike (Finnish): A litter; Any material used as a drying agent

Definitions

  1. A litter; Any material used as a drying agent

Ancestry of “kuivike”, step by step

kuivike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnickuivadry

via Finnish ike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishike—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kuiva →Every word from Finnish kuiva →