Where does “likakaivo” come from?
likakaivo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivo, from Proto-Finnic kaivo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
likakaivo (Finnish): cesspool, sump
Ancestry of “likakaivo”, step by step
likakaivo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaivo | well |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaivo | well |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish lika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lika | dirt, stain, filth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lika | dirt, filth, mud |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slīkaz | slick, smooth; sleek, smooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |