Where does “merkelikivi” come from?
merkelikivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
merkelikivi (Finnish): marlstone
Ancestry of “merkelikivi”, step by step
merkelikivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |
via Finnish merkeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merkeli | marl mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions |
| 2 | German | Mergel | marl |