Where does “kuutiokivi” come from?

kuutiokivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuutio, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

kuutiokivi (Finnish): a somewhat cube-shaped stone that was used to grind grain

Definitions

  1. a somewhat cube-shaped stone that was used to grind grain

Ancestry of “kuutiokivi”, step by step

kuutiokivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuutio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuutiocube; Short for kuutiometri
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

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-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →