Where does “ojankaivu” come from?

ojankaivu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivu, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

ojankaivu (Finnish): ditch digging activity of digging a ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch digging activity of digging a ditch

Ancestry of “ojankaivu”, step by step

ojankaivu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivuexcavation
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →