Where does “louhoskivi” come from?

louhoskivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

louhoskivi (Finnish): quarried stone, quarried rock; quarry stone, quarry rock

Definitions

  1. quarried stone, quarried rock; quarry stone, quarry rock

Ancestry of “louhoskivi”, step by step

louhoskivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish louhos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlouhosquarry
2Finnishlouhiato mine; to quarry; to blast
Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish kivi →