Where does “nupukiveys” come from?

nupukiveys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiveys, from Finnish kivetä, from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

nupukiveys (Finnish): sett pavement

Definitions

  1. sett pavement

Ancestry of “nupukiveys”, step by step

nupukiveys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiveysrock pavement
2FinnishkivetäTo pave with stones or other material resembling...
3Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
4Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish nupu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnupucobblestone, cobble
Every word from Latin -laEvery word from Finnish kiviEvery word from Finnish kivetä