Where does “mustekivi” come from?
mustekivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muste, from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.
mustekivi (Finnish): inkstone
Ancestry of “mustekivi”, step by step
mustekivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muste | ink |
| 2 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |
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... |