Where does “maakairaus” come from?

maakairaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kairaus, from Finnish kairata, from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

maakairaus (Finnish): earth drilling, auger drilling e.g. to extract a scientific sample

Definitions

  1. earth drilling, auger drilling e.g. to extract a scientific sample

Ancestry of “maakairaus”, step by step

maakairaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kairaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairausboring, drilling
2Finnishkairatato drill, bore especially by using manual labour, or to collect samples
3Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
4Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →