Where does “mutakivi” come from?
mutakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muta, from Proto-Finnic muta, from Proto-Uralic muďa — earth.
mutakivi (Finnish): mudstone
Ancestry of “mutakivi”, step by step
mutakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muta | mire, mud; decaying organic matter in the bottom... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | muta | mud |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | muďa | earth |
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... |