Where does “luonnonhiekka” come from?

luonnonhiekka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiekka, from Finnish hieta, from Ingrian hiki, from Finnish -stua, from Finnish -staa, from Finnish saalistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka — a place behind.

luonnonhiekka (Finnish): natural sand

Definitions

  1. natural sand

Ancestry of “luonnonhiekka”, step by step

luonnonhiekka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiekkasand; gravel, the small kind used to prevent...
2Finnishhietasilt, fine sand
3Ingrianhikisweat
4Finnish-stuaForms translative verbs
5Finnish-staaForms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or...
6Finnishsaalistaato prey, hunt
7FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
8Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
9Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
10Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish luonto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
2Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
3Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
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