Where does “leimakirves” come from?

leimakirves (Finnish) comes from Finnish leima, from Russian клеймо́ — brand, stamp, identification mark.

leimakirves (Finnish): marking hatchet, marking axe an axe or similar tool used to left a mark in wood

Definitions

  1. marking hatchet, marking axe an axe or similar tool used to left a mark in wood

Ancestry of “leimakirves”, step by step

leimakirves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark

via Finnish kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Russian клеймо́ →Every word from Finnish leima →
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