Where does “kyläkalmisto” come from?

kyläkalmisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalmisto, from Finnish kalma, from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kyläkalmisto (Finnish): an ancient local or village graveyard

Definitions

  1. an ancient local or village graveyard

Ancestry of “kyläkalmisto”, step by step

kyläkalmisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalmisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalmistocemetery, graveyard; especially an ancient one
2Finnishkalmadeath
3Proto-Finnickalmagrave; death
4Proto-Uralickalmagrave; ? death
5Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →